Ziff Surname
Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname
Ziff Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller near the point or corner.
Ziff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:403,180 | 35,223 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Ziff (21) may also be a first name.
Ziff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller near the point or corner.
Ziff Demographics
Ziff Political Affiliation
in United States
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Ziff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ziff (Russian: Зифф) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ziff is the 322,477th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,298,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ziff are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 899 people, or 1 in 403,180. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.
Ziff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ziff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziff surname grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ziff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ziff last name are 44.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ziff earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $56,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.18% more than the national average, earning $84,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zieff | 89 | 174 | / |
| Zeiff | 89 | 31 | / |
| Zaiff | 89 | 24 | / |
| Zuiff | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sziff | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zipff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Zif | 86 | 75 | / |
| Szaiff | 80 | 88 | / |
| Szeiff | 80 | 38 | / |
| Szieff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zipf | 75 | 2,958 | / |
| Zaif | 75 | 1,100 | / |
| Zeff | 75 | 909 | / |
| Siff | 75 | 558 | / |
| Giff | 75 | 446 | / |
| Zeif | 75 | 291 | / |
| Zife | 75 | 25 | / |
| Zift | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zief | 75 | 14 | / |
| Zuif | 75 | 12 | / |
| Jiff | 75 | 9 | / |
| Zhif | 75 | 9 | / |
| Zoif | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zgif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zitf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Šiff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zizf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zjif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tzif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zivf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ziffová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ziffova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shiff | 67 | 819 | / |
| Sieff | 67 | 429 | / |
| Seiff | 67 | 277 | / |
| Sifft | 67 | 177 | / |
| Zeeff | 67 | 153 | / |
| Gifft | 67 | 144 | / |
| Saiff | 67 | 139 | / |
| Szeif | 67 | 107 | / |
| Czipf | 67 | 74 | / |
| Giffe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chiff | 67 | 28 | / |
| Siffe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Szaif | 67 | 20 | / |
| Juiff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Giffs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ziepf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zeift | 67 | 8 | / |
| Coiff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dgiff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sciff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Szyff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zhaif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zyoff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szeff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ciffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zipfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cidff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzipf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tszif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuijf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgizf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xeiff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zefft | 67 | 0 | / |
Ziff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ziff in the Russian language | ||
| Зифф | ziff | - |
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