Scharffe Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scharffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scharffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
United States311:11,692,224454,091
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Schärffe (31) are calculated separately.

Scharffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scharffe is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Schärffe. Click here for other possible spellings of Scharffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Scharffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Scharffe reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scharffe is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Scharffe is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside, Bavaria, where 2 percent reside and Hamburg, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany Scharffe is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Scharffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scharffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scharffe last name rose 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scharffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scharffe surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Scharffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 59.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,830 per year and in United States they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $35,022 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schärffe9631/
Scharffer9434/
Schaerffe942/
Scharffee941/
Scharff936,687/
Scharfe932,452/
Scarffe93242/
Sharffe9317/
Scharpff88101/
Scharfer8890/
Scharffs8832/
Sharffer884/
Sharffet882/
Scarffee881/
Scharrff881/
Schaarff880/
Scharf8633,103/
Scarfe861,861/
Sharff86516/
Sharfe8688/
Charff8659/
Charfe8646/
Scharffhess841/
Scharfehr821/
Scharpfer821/
Scharpf802,840/
Scharfy8090/
Scharft8089/
Schearf8063/
Schärfe8054/
Scharfs8030/
Schaarf8018/
Sharfer8011/
Scharrf808/
Sharfee808/
Sharffi806/
Schorff804/
Sarffed802/
Shairff802/
Sharfeh802/
Scharfi802/
Sharfie802/
Charfer801/
Scarfee801/
Scherfe801/
Charffi801/
Sharrff801/
Scharfè801/
Scarffi801/
Sharfet801/
Sharhff801/
Chorffe801/
Scorffe800/
Shearff800/
Sharfey800/
Scharffová783/
Scharffova782/
Sharf7718,641/
Sarff77809/
Charf77470/
Sarfe7726/
Schärfer75111/
Scherfee7510/
Sharfetz757/
Sharfeed753/
Schaarpf751/
Scherfie751/
Sharfeez751/
Sharffih751/
Sharfi7120,055/
Charfi714,563/
Scarfi71825/
Scharb71259/
Sharfa71188/
Shairf71131/
Scharfová7146/
Sharpf7137/
Sharfy7132/
Shorff7116/
Sherfe7115/
Schorf7113/
Sarfeh718/
Szarff718/
Sarfer717/
Sarfej713/
Shearf713/
Sharwf713/
Sharhf713/
Sharrf712/
Chairf712/
Saharf712/
Sarfee712/
Scarfa712/
Sharft712/
Charfy712/
Chorfe712/
Shahrf712/
Sarffy712/
Sarfed711/
Sarfet711/
Sarffi711/
Searfe711/
Sharfp711/
Scharv710/
Sarfes710/
Schorfeit710/
Scheirfer710/
Sherfey67939/
Sarf67576/
Schárfi6745/
Szarfer6735/
Schárfy6716/
Shairef6715/
Sheirff6714/
Scharwz678/
Shorfer677/
Sherffi675/
Shahrwf675/
Sorffer673/
Sharfit673/
Schorpf672/
Scharph672/
Sharphe672/
Sharveh672/
Sharfaa672/
Sarfeaz672/
Chorffi672/
Sarfeed671/
Sarfeez671/
Sarfehj671/
Sharfaj671/
Sharfhi671/
Shairfi671/
Sharfai671/
Chaurfi671/
Charfit671/
Sharfii671/
Sharıfı671/
Shaharf671/
Shahrfi671/
Sarfeet671/
Schaarb671/
Sharfgi671/
Sherfeh671/
Chaharf671/
Sherfie670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Scharffe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis