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 is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zift? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Zift reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Zift is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,188,095. In Turkey Zift is most prevalent in: Mugla Province, where 67 percent live, Aydin Province, where 27 percent live and Canakkale Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Zift exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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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