Shifty Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shifty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Shifty (31) may also be a first name.

Shifty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shifty Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shifty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shifty reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shifty is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 31 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 43 percent live, South Carolina, where 19 percent live and Illinois, where 17 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Shifty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shifty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shifty surname grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shifty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shifty are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Shifty earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.44% less than the national average, earning $27,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifta8316/
Shefty8314/
Shifte8310/
Chifty831/
Shifter77219/
Shifteh77121/
Shifted7739/
Shaifta7711/
Shibthy774/
Schifte774/
Shiftie771/
Schifta771/
Shiftet770/
Sefty7358/
Sifti739/
Sifta733/
Sifte732/
Schiffta713/
Shiffter711/
Sifter67387/
Shefta67128/
Shefte6784/
Schiffter6757/
Shiwta673/
Shivte673/
Shivti673/
Shibti673/
Shivta672/
Sibtey672/
Shifftett671/
Scheifter671/
Chifti671/
Sibtay671/
Seftey671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shifty
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