Sifter Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Sifter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 320 | 1:30,676 | 3,352 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Šifter (17) are calculated separately.
Sifter Demographics
Sifter Political Affiliation
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Sifter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sifter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sifter occurs most in Hungary. It can be rendered as a variant: Šifter. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sifter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 744,013th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Sifter live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 30,676. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Zala County, where 33 percent reside, Somogy County, where 29 percent reside and Veszprém County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Sifter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sifter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sifter surname rose 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sifter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sifter are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Sifter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $45,776 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šifter | 94 | 17 | / |
| Seifter | 92 | 302 | / |
| Shifter | 92 | 219 | / |
| Sivfter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Szifter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sifte | 91 | 2 | / |
| Schifter | 86 | 566 | / |
| Shiftier | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shiffter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Çifter | 83 | 749 | / |
| Gifter | 83 | 57 | / |
| Sefter | 83 | 50 | / |
| Shifte | 83 | 10 | / |
| Cifter | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sibter | 83 | 5 | / |
| Schiffter | 80 | 57 | / |
| Seiffeter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schiefter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scheifter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shefter | 77 | 168 | / |
| Szyfter | 77 | 163 | / |
| Shifteh | 77 | 121 | / |
| Shifted | 77 | 39 | / |
| Schifte | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chifter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soifete | 77 | 2 | / |
| Szefter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seufter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Šiffter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shyfter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiftie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiftet | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seiftes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seifterová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schaiffter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Çifte | 73 | 319 | / |
| Sibte | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sifti | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sifta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zifte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cifte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sivte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schefter | 71 | 600 | / |
| Schäfter | 71 | 299 | / |
| Schyfter | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schiwter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soifette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gefter | 67 | 434 | / |
| Sewter | 67 | 335 | / |
| Jefter | 67 | 310 | / |
| Sefteh | 67 | 128 | / |
| Shefte | 67 | 84 | / |
| Scheffter | 67 | 74 | / |
| Schäffter | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shifty | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shifta | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ciftei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shivte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sevter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sibtey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zifteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shifftett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivtes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwtei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seftge | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sjefte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zibter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sifter
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