Stifter Surname

134,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Stifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,3791:6,175743
United States7381:491,13741,458
Germany5521:145,84317,568
Italy3191:191,71428,032
Hungary1131:86,8708,621
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
England181:3,095,448105,421
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Štifter (213) are calculated separately.

Stifter Last Name Facts

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

Stifter is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Štifter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stifter? popularity and diffusion

Stifter is the 134,818th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,183,207 people. The last name Stifter is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Stifter live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Austria, where it is held by 1,379 people, or 1 in 6,175. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Burgenland, where 33 percent are found, Vienna, where 28 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 13 percent are found. Besides Austria this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Stifter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stifter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stifter surname rose 2,952 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stifter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stifter are 37.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stifter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning $41,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štifter95213/
Shtifter939/
Stiefter939/
Stiffter933/
Stefter864/
Stifterová8286/
Stifterova822/
Sztyfter804/
Stiffterová781/
Štifterová7125/
Stewter711/
Štiffterová671/

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