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

Scharff is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Schärff. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 73,595^th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,089,808 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Scharff reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Scharff is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,359 people, or 1 in 153,649. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Scharff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Scharff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scharff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Scharff surname is principally Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scharff last name are 4.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.13% registered with the party.

The amount Scharff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning 331,590 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,416 per year; in United States they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $48,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $58,774 CAD per year.