Schaarf Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schaarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Schaarf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schaarf is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Schaarf.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaarf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Schaarf are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schaarf is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Schaarf is most prevalent in: Florida, where 100 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 44 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Schaarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schaarf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schaarf surname increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaarpf931/
Schaarff930/
Scharf9233,103/
Scharff866,687/
Scharpf862,840/
Schaerf86175/
Scharft8689/
Schearf8663/
Scharfs8630/
Scharrf868/
Shaharf861/
Schaarb861/
Chaharf861/
Sharf8318,641/
Scarf83895/
Charf83470/
Saarf835/
Scharpff80101/
Scharffe8086/
Scharffs8032/
Schaerff802/
Scharrff801/
Scherf778,856/
Scarff772,589/
Schärf77628/
Sharff77516/
Scharb77259/
Shairf77131/
Sharfe7788/
Scarfì7777/
Charff7759/
Charfe7746/
Sharpf7737/
Shaerf7730/
Schorf7713/
Shcarf774/
Sharhf773/
Shearf773/
Sharwf773/
Sharrf772/
Chairf772/
Saharf772/
Sharft772/
Shahrf772/
Schörf771/
Sharfp771/
Scharv770/
Scharfová7546/
Sarf73576/
Scherff711,865/
Scherpf71386/
Schärpf7172/
Schärfe7154/
Schärff7146/
Sharffe7117/
Shairef7115/
Scharwz718/
Schörpf718/
Shahrwf715/
Schorff714/
Scharffová713/
Scharffova712/
Schorpf712/
Shairff712/
Scharph712/
Sharhff711/
Scheerf711/
Scahrff711/
Sharrff711/
Sharıfı711/
Shearff710/
Schoerf710/
Sarff67809/
Sherf67659/
Szarf67313/
Sharb67125/
Shorf6759/
Schärffe6731/
Sarfe6726/
Sharw6714/
Sarrf6712/
Schoerpf679/
Sahrf678/
Sairf676/
Charw675/
Saurf674/
Chorf674/
Sharv674/
Searf673/
Charv673/
Sarfs671/
Shargeef671/
Zaarf671/
Sjarf671/
Sarwf671/
Schoerff670/
Sarft670/

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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 Schaarf
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