Schaerf Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Schaerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schaerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Schaerf Last Name Facts

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

Schaerf is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schaerf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Schaerf are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Schaerf is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Schaerf is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 35 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Italy, where 14 percent are found.

Schaerf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schaerf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schaerf surname grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schaerf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schaerf surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Schaerf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.1% more than the national average, earning $64,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaerff932/
Scharf9233,103/
Scherf928,856/
Shaerf9230/
Chaerf921/
Schaerffe882/
Scharff866,687/
Scharpf862,840/
Scherff861,865/
Scherpf86386/
Schearf8663/
Schaarf8618/
Scharrf868/
Schuerf862/
Schaerb861/
Schierf861/
Shauerf861/
Scheerf861/
Schoerf860/
Sharf8318,641/
Sherf83659/
Scharpff80101/
Schierff8040/
Schuerpf8011/
Schoerpf809/
Schaarpf801/
Scharrff801/
Schuerff801/
Schoerff800/
Schaarff800/
Schärf77628/
Sharff77516/
Shairf77131/
Sheirf77128/
Sherff7761/
Sharpf7737/
Schorf7713/
Sherrf778/
Cheirf778/
Sheerf776/
Cheurf773/
Shearf773/
Sharwf773/
Sharhf773/
Sharrf772/
Chairf772/
Saharf772/
Shahrf772/
Scerff771/
Shcerf771/
Schörf771/
Scharv770/
Sarf73576/
Serf73394/
Schärpf7172/
Schärfe7154/
Schärff7146/
Shairef7115/
Sheirff7114/
Shierff718/
Schörpf718/
Shahrwf715/
Schorff714/
Showerf713/
Sheerwf713/
Schorpf712/
Scharph712/
Sherrff712/
Shairff712/
Saheerf711/
Cheairf711/
Seeharf711/
Shcerff711/
Sherhff711/
Sheerff711/
Sharrff711/
Shaharf711/
Shayarf711/
Shiyarf711/
Sheiref711/
Shahirf711/
Sharhff711/
Schoerb710/
Shearff710/
Sarff67809/
Szarf67313/
Serff6786/
Shorf6759/
Schärffe6731/
Szerf6715/
Sharw6714/
Sarrf6712/
Sherw6710/
Sahrf678/
Sherv677/
Sairf676/
Saarf675/
Sharv674/
Saurf674/
Searf673/
Shaheerv673/
Sierf672/
Sheireff671/
Serpf671/
Sarwf671/
Sheerrwf671/
Sjarf671/

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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 Schaerf
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