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Where Does The Last Name Schaaf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Schaaf has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Schaáf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaaf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 20,959^th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 279,913 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schaaf are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Schaaf is also the 1,107,702^nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 76 people.

The surname Schaaf is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 15,620 people, or 1 in 5,154. In Germany Schaaf is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Schaaf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Schaaf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 812 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 557 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schaaf Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schaaf surname are 18.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Schaaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning 389,520 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,046 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning R 254,412 per year; in United States they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $43,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,275 CAD per year.