Sifton Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sifton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1961:187,98818,553
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Scotland151:356,92115,763
England111:5,065,278148,650
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sifton (27) may also be a first name.

Sifton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifton is most common in Canada. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifton? popularity and diffusion

Sifton is the 706,244th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Sifton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sifton are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 27 people.

The last name Sifton is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 187,988. In Canada Sifton is primarily found in: Ontario, where 62 percent live, British Columbia, where 13 percent live and Alberta, where 12 percent live. Outside of Canada it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Sifton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sifton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 852 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sifton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sifton surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Sifton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $45,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $56,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifton9249/
Siffton920/
Schifton860/
Sefton835,135/
Gifton8320/
Sibton839/
Cifton838/
Siftan833/
Shiftan77130/
Shefton77119/
Seftone776/
Chifton775/
Coifton771/
Cuifton771/
Scefton771/
Saiftan771/
Giftone771/
Schiftan71110/
Siwthong714/
Zibton6743/
Sebton6736/
Sibtan6729/
Ciftan6714/
Givton6712/
Gibton678/
Siewthong674/
Jiwton673/
Seftan672/
Jivton671/
Sevton671/
Çiftan671/
Jefton671/
Sewton670/
Seftom670/

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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 Sifton
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