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

The last name Scharf (Arabic: شارف) is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Schärf. Click here for further possible spellings of Scharf.

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

The last name is the 16,778^th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,148 people. Scharf is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Scharf live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Scharf is also the 1,840,253^rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

Scharf is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 20,276 people, or 1 in 3,970. In Germany Scharf is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Scharf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scharf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scharf Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Scharf last name are 39.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.42% registered with the party.

The amount Scharf earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning R 298,956 per year; in United States they earn 18.15% more than the national average, earning $50,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $54,735 CAD per year.