Sift Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Šift (14) are calculated separately.

Sift (1,071) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šift9214/
Sifft89177/
Shift8941/
Seift896/
Sifte892/
Suift892/
Sifet892/
Siwft891/
Soift891/
Sifht891/
Sieft890/
Sifts890/
Sif865,552/
Seifts80137/
Schift8061/
Szeift8021/
Saifet8014/
Shifte8010/
Seifet803/
Scoift801/
Shiftt801/
Shaift801/
Shifft801/
Suifet801/
Scifts800/
Shifts800/
Seiftz800/
Saif75291,498/
Seif75156,343/
Gift7510,670/
Sief756,226/
Sife751,438/
Çift751,239/
Siff75558/
Shif75373/
Jift75163/
Sipf75100/
Soif7597/
Cift7586/
Suif7570/
Sibt7535/
Zift7523/
Seft758/
Scif757/
Sifh756/
Sifs754/
Siwt753/
Hsif752/
Sivt752/
Sifp751/
Sihf751/
Sitv751/
Sidf751/
Sjif751/
Siwf751/
Szif751/
Syft751/
Jsif751/
Suiffet73390/
Siftova7313/
Shoifet736/
Schifte734/
Scheift732/
Soifete732/
Schifft732/
Saiffet731/
Seifett731/
Seiffet730/
Siffett730/
Seife6715,181/
Shaif6711,456/
Seibt677,087/
Saife67974/
Shiff67819/
Sieff67429/
Çifte67319/
Seiff67277/
Schif67230/
Saaif67199/
Gifft67144/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Szeif67107/
Shief6774/
Seidf6762/
Shoif6747/
Saibt6740/
Siefe6736/
Siffe6723/
Shifs6722/
Gifth6722/
Gifte6720/
Szaif6720/
Suife6720/
Gifts6716/
Shife6715/
Sheif6715/
Sifeh6712/
Siwth679/
Schoifet678/
Zeift678/
Saifz677/
Siwts677/
Sefts676/
Saidf676/
Sciff675/
Siebt675/
Sziff675/
Sseif674/
Seifs674/
Sithv673/
Sibht673/
Sivth673/
Seitv672/
Scife672/
Saitf672/
Chift672/
Shifh672/
Shidf672/
Scheifet672/
Shuif672/
Sceif671/
Sivte671/
Sivts671/
Seuft671/
Sefte671/
Seifh671/
Suitf671/
Seeft671/
Gitft671/
Cifte671/
Zifte671/
Soifette671/
Soiff671/
Sitvh671/
Seifp671/
Sefft671/
Seiffett671/
Ssihf671/
Sceft670/
Jifts670/
Siefs670/
Sissf670/

Sift Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sift in the Hindi language
सिफतsiphata97.22

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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
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  • 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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