Shirriffs Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shirriffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirriffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland331:113,4315,331

Shirriffs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shirriffs is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirriffs? popularity and diffusion

Shirriffs is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Shirriffs reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 535,382. In Scotland Shirriffs is most frequent in: Aberdeen City, where 80 percent are found, Dundee City, where 10 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 24 percent are found.

Shirriffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirriffs has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Shirriffs last name declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shirriffs Last Name Statistics demography

Shirriffs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirrieffs951/
Shirriff94161/
Sherriffs89545/
Shirreffs89453/
Shiriff8838/
Shirrif882/
Sherriff826,792/
Shirreff82266/
Shirrefs8298/
Sheriffs8291/
Sherrifs825/
Shireffs821/
Sheiriff821/
Shiriffe821/
Shirif80268/
Sherriffe78125/
Sherrieff7811/
Sherreiff782/
Scherriff781/
Sherreffs780/
Sheriff75131,958/
Sherrif75972/
Chiriff75288/
Shireff75151/
Shairif759/
Sheirif755/
Shitrif753/
Shirife752/
Shirref752/
Sehriff752/
Sherifs752/
Shirief751/
Sirreff751/
Sieriff751/
Shirefs750/
Serriff750/
Sheriffe71230/
Scheriff71227/
Sherieff71116/
Sirif7150/
Sherrief7117/
Sherrife7116/
Sherifff716/
Sheariff716/
Sheraiff715/
Sherreff713/
Schireff713/
Scherrif712/
Sheeriff712/
Shheriff712/
Chiriffe712/
Shirhaif711/
Sheireff711/
Sherrisf711/
Sheroiff711/
Shereiff711/
Shureffs711/
Sherif67317,300/
Shiref673,144/
Chirif67231/
Seriff67158/
Sirife6712/
Sireff677/
Serrif675/
Shirifova673/
Soirif672/
Shirib672/
Shärif671/
Sierif671/
Siroif671/
Shiriv671/
Sirref671/
Sisrif671/

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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
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  • 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 Shirriffs
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