Scarf Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Scarf Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) 1 a nickname from the Cormorant [Old Norse skarf-r] (occasionally) 2 for Scarth, q.v.
‘Scarf Gap,’ Cumb., is prob. for ‘Scarth Gap,’ and therefore tautological.
Scarf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Australia | 148 | 1:182,403 | 18,373 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 254 | 1:95,966 | 9,815 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Scarf (15) may also be a first name.
Scarf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) 1 a nickname from the Cormorant [Old Norse skarf-r] (occasionally) 2 for Scarth, q.v.
‘Scarf Gap,’ Cumb., is prob. for ‘Scarth Gap,’ and therefore tautological.
Scarf Demographics
Scarf Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Scarf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scarf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Scarf is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scarf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 394,524th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Scarf are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Scarf is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Beside Egypt this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Scarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Scarf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scarf surname increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scarf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Scarf last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Scarf last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scarf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58% less than the national average, earning R 99,804 per year; in United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $35,884 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scharf | 91 | 33,103 | / |
| Scarff | 91 | 2,589 | / |
| Scarfe | 91 | 1,861 | / |
| Scarfì | 91 | 77 | / |
| Scarfs | 91 | 6 | / |
| Shcarf | 91 | 4 | / |
| Scgarf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Scarft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sarf | 89 | 576 | / |
| Carf | 89 | 28 | / |
| Scharff | 83 | 6,687 | / |
| Scharpf | 83 | 2,840 | / |
| Scarffe | 83 | 242 | / |
| Schearf | 83 | 63 | / |
| Schaarf | 83 | 18 | / |
| Scharrf | 83 | 8 | / |
| Scahrff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sarff | 80 | 809 | / |
| Carfì | 80 | 49 | / |
| Carff | 80 | 38 | / |
| Skarf | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sarrf | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sahrf | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sairf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Saarf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saurf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Searf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Carrf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scarb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarwf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scharpff | 77 | 101 | / |
| Schaarpf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scharrff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schaarff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schorf | 73 | 13 | / |
| Saharf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Scorpf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scharv | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scorff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scarph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sarv | 67 | 3,410 | / |
| Sarw | 67 | 684 | / |
| Jarf | 67 | 669 | / |
| Sorf | 67 | 267 | / |
| Zarf | 67 | 205 | / |
| Corf | 67 | 106 | / |
| Carv | 67 | 16 | / |
| Schorff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scharph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schorpf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarfowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skarffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scorffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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