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

The last name Scharff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Schärff. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 73,595^th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,089,808 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Scharff live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,359 people, or 1 in 153,649. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Scharff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Scharff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scharff last name expanded 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scharff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Scharff last name are 4.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.13% registered to vote for the political 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.