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 surname Shifty is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shifty.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Shifty is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Shifty reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name on earth, held by 31 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is most common in: Colorado, where 43 percent are found, South Carolina, where 19 percent are found and Illinois, where 17 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.

Shifty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Shifty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shifty surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis