Zift Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Zift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zift Last Name Facts

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

Zift has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zift? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Zift occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Zift are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,188,095. In Turkey it is most common in: Mugla Province, where 67 percent live, Aydin Province, where 27 percent live and Canakkale Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeift898/
Zifte891/
Zif8675/
Szeift8021/
Zifthe801/
Zifete801/
Gift7510,670/
Zipf752,958/
Çift751,239/
Ziff751,157/
Zaif751,100/
Zeif75291/
Jift75163/
Sift75122/
Cift7586/
Zibt7547/
Zeft7533/
Zivt7528/
Zife7525/
Šift7514/
Zief7514/
Zyft7513/
Zuif7512/
Zhif759/
Zoif753/
Zgif752/
Zizf752/
Zitf752/
Dzif751/
Zjif751/
Zivf751/
Jzif751/
Çifte67319/
Sifft67177/
Zieff67174/
Gifft67144/
Shift6741/
Zeiff6731/
Zaiff6724/
Gifth6722/
Gifte6720/
Gifts6716/
Ziepf6711/
Zuiff6710/
Seift676/
Zhaif675/
Sifet672/
Sifte672/
Suift672/
Chift672/
Zajft672/
Zipfe671/
Zuijf671/
Zifph671/
Sifht671/
Zzipf671/
Soift671/
Zaife671/
Hzivt671/
Cifte671/
Gitft671/
Zaisf671/
Siwft671/
Zgizf671/
Sieft670/
Jifts670/
Zipff670/
Zefft670/
Sifts670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zift
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