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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shifty are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shifty is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 31 people.

Shifty is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States Shifty is primarily found in: Colorado, where 43 percent reside, South Carolina, where 19 percent reside and Illinois, where 17 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Angola, where 2 percent reside.

Shifty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shifty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shifty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shifty last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for 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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