Schaaff Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Schaaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2871:231,43835,907
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Germany1911:421,49538,230
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Schaaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaaff is found most in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaaff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 448,102nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. Schaaff is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Schaaff are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 231,438. In France it is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 72 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 25 percent are found.

Schaaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schaaff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schaaff surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schaaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.29% less than the national average, earning R 23,076 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.82% more than the national average, earning $61,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaaffe9350/
Schaaf9226,035/
Schaff926,205/
Shaaff921/
Scaaff921/
Chaaff920/
Schauff86998/
Schafft86468/
Schaafs86117/
Schaiff8624/
Schaafe867/
Schahaf866/
Schaffs862/
Shahaff861/
Scheaff860/
Scaff831,558/
Shaaf831,414/
Shaff831,322/
Schaf83851/
Chaff83240/
Chaaf8325/
Scaaf8315/
Schauffe801/
Scheaffe800/
Schauf772,228/
Schoff771,509/
Shahaf771,083/
Chaffe771,040/
Sheaff77554/
Shaffe77386/
Chauff7764/
Scaiff7750/
Scheaf7726/
Schapf7725/
Shaiff7713/
Schaáf7711/
Shafft778/
Shauff777/
Chaafe775/
Shaaif773/
Scauff773/
Schawf772/
Schafs772/
Chahaf771/
Chahff771/
Scahff771/
Shaafs771/
Sahaaf771/
Schasf771/
Shaafe771/
Saaffe770/
Shaffs770/
Schaif770/
Shapff770/
Cheaff770/
Saaf732,343/
Shaf731,511/
Chaf73557/
Saff73344/
Scaf73168/
Scheiff71287/
Chauffe71285/
Schooff71242/
Sheaffe71138/
Schopff7134/
Schouff713/
Schachf711/
Schauft711/
Schausf711/
Schofft711/
Shaiffe711/
Schoffs711/
Schoffe711/
Souchff711/
Scheafe710/
Scheadf710/
Schaupf710/
Shaif6711,456/
Chafe673,930/
Shafe673,908/
Shoff672,047/
Shaab671,395/
Sahaf671,073/
Chaif671,037/
Shaft67671/
Sheaf67517/
Shahf67452/
Saffe67427/
Shauf67308/
Schaw67199/
Saaif67199/
Saiff67139/
Sauff67131/
Schof67112/
Shadf6769/
Choff6744/
Safft6742/
Saaaf6729/
Shaaw6726/
Chauf6721/
Siaff6716/
Scháf6712/
Saafe6712/
Schooffs6711/
Chaft678/
Shawf678/
Shafz678/
ShaaAfsh678/
Chaav677/
Shafh677/
Szaff677/
Siaaf675/
Shafs674/
Saadf674/
Cheaf672/
Sachf672/
Shgaf672/
Shazf672/
Shasf672/
Scaif671/
Scoff671/
Saffs671/
Satff671/
Scauf671/
Schav671/
Shaav671/
Jshaf671/
Shatf671/
Saavf671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Saafh671/
Shhaf671/
Shcaf671/
Shapf670/
Seaff670/

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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
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  • 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 Schaaff
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