Stift Surname

353,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Stift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3481:24,4703,844
Iran1711:449,02127,694
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Israel121:713,13647,700
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Štift (9) are calculated separately.

Stift Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stift (Russian: Стифт) is found most in Austria. It can also occur as a variant: Štift. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stift? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 353,999th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,089,052 people. The surname Stift occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Stift are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Stift is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 24,470. In Austria Stift is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 55 percent live, Vienna, where 36 percent live and Styria, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Austria this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Stift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stift has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 376 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stift Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stift last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.38% being registered with the party.

Stift earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.03% more than the national average, earning $56,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štift939/
Stifft91197/
Stifts913/
Shtift913/
Staift910/
Stif89173/
Stiff805,379/
Stief805,072/
Steif80941/
Stijf80281/
Staif8043/
Stoif8024/
Stife808/
Stuft806/
Stuif804/
Steft801/
Stifs801/
Stiftová771/
Stufft73313/
Stieff73295/
Steiff73260/
Stijfs7384/
Stiffe7382/
Staiff7344/
Shtiff7331/
Shtaif7330/
Shteif7315/
Stuijf736/
Shtuft736/
Sthiff732/
Stipfs731/
Sztyft731/
S'Taif731/
Sztuft731/
Shtief731/
Steifs730/
Steife730/
Stefth730/
Stiffs730/
Stef674,659/
Styf67486/
Stib6769/
Stijffs6723/
Stiv6719/
Stéf674/
Stheiff672/
Ztif671/
Stjf671/
Steiffe671/
Steufft671/
Steivht671/
Steiffs670/

Stift Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stift in the Russian language
Стифтstift-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stift
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