Shortliffe Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shortliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shortliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada791:466,40040,200
United States171:21,321,114641,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shortliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shortliffe is found most frequently in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shortliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shortliffe reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 466,400. In Canada it is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 54 percent are found, Ontario, where 32 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Canada Shortliffe exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Shortliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shortliffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shortliffe last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shortliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shortliffe last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Shortliffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $56,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortliff956/
Shorrtliffe951/
Shortlife950/
D'Shortliffe911/
Shurtliffe9040/
Shertliffe900/
Shortleff842/
Shurtlife842/
Shurtleffe800/
Shartleff740/
Shortleib740/

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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 Shortliffe
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