Sift Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Sift Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Šift (14) are calculated separately.
Sift (1,071) may also be a first name.
Sift Demographics
Average Sift Salary in
United States
$65,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sift Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sift Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sift (Hindi: सिफत) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as: Šift. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sift? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sift is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Sift reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 244,349th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,071 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside, Bavaria, where 29 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Sift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sift has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sift surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sift Last Name Statistics demography
Sift earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning $65,656 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sift Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sift in the Hindi language | ||
| सिफत | siphata | 97.22 |
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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 Sift
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