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 occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortliffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shortliffe are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 466,400. In Canada Shortliffe is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 54 percent reside, Ontario, where 32 percent reside and British Columbia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Canada it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Shortliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shortliffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shortliffe surname rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shortliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shortliffe last name is principally 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
  • 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 Shortliffe
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