Ziff Surname

322,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Ziff Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near the point or corner.

Ziff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8991:403,18035,223
England1511:368,99426,171
Israel311:276,05324,632
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ziff Last Name Facts

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

Ziff (Russian: Зифф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 322,477th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,298,657 people. The surname Ziff is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ziff live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ziff is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

Ziff is most common in The United States, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 403,180. In The United States Ziff is most common in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States Ziff is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Ziff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ziff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziff surname increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziff surname are 44.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.79% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zieff89174/
Zeiff8931/
Zaiff8924/
Zuiff8910/
Sziff895/
Zipff890/
Zif8675/
Szaiff8088/
Szeiff8038/
Szieff807/
Zipf752,958/
Zaif751,100/
Zeff75909/
Siff75558/
Giff75446/
Zeif75291/
Zife7525/
Zift7523/
Zief7514/
Zuif7512/
Jiff759/
Zhif759/
Zoif753/
Zgif752/
Zitf752/
Šiff752/
Zizf752/
Zjif751/
Ciff751/
Tzif751/
Szif751/
Dzif751/
Zivf751/
Jzif751/
Ziffová735/
Ziffova732/
Shiff67819/
Sieff67429/
Seiff67277/
Sifft67177/
Zeeff67153/
Gifft67144/
Saiff67139/
Szeif67107/
Czipf6774/
Giffe6769/
Chiff6728/
Siffe6723/
Szaif6720/
Juiff6719/
Giffs6716/
Ziepf6711/
Zeift678/
Coiff677/
Dgiff676/
Sciff675/
Szyff675/
Zhaif675/
Zyoff674/
Szeff673/
Zeffe673/
Ciffe672/
Jiffs671/
Cieff671/
Jiffe671/
Gieff671/
Zipfe671/
Jzeff671/
Zaisf671/
Zaife671/
Soiff671/
Cidff671/
Zzipf671/
Tszif671/
Zifph671/
Zuijf671/
Zgizf671/
Cuiff671/
Xeiff670/
Zefft670/

Ziff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ziff in the Russian language
Зиффziff-

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