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
Average Scarf Salary in
United States
$43,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scarf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scarf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scarf is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scarf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 394,524th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Scarf live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Scarf is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Other than Egypt Scarf is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Scarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scarf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scarf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Scarf surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Scarf last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political 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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