Scharfs Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Scharfs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Scharfs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharfs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scharfs occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharfs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scharfs is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scharfs live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
Scharfs is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Region Zealand, where 85 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 15 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scharffs | 93 | 32 | / |
| Scharf | 92 | 33,103 | / |
| Scarfs | 92 | 6 | / |
| Scharff | 86 | 6,687 | / |
| Scharpf | 86 | 2,840 | / |
| Scharft | 86 | 89 | / |
| Schearf | 86 | 63 | / |
| Schaarf | 86 | 18 | / |
| Scharrf | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sharf | 83 | 18,641 | / |
| Charf | 83 | 470 | / |
| Sarfs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Scharpff | 80 | 101 | / |
| Scharffe | 80 | 86 | / |
| Scharrff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schaarpf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schaarff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sharff | 77 | 516 | / |
| Scharb | 77 | 259 | / |
| Shairf | 77 | 131 | / |
| Sharfe | 77 | 88 | / |
| Charff | 77 | 59 | / |
| Charfe | 77 | 46 | / |
| Sharpf | 77 | 37 | / |
| Schorf | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sharbs | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sharhf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sharwf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shearf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shahrf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sharrf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sharft | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chairf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saharf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sharws | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sharfp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scharv | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scharfová | 75 | 46 | / |
| Sarf | 73 | 576 | / |
| Sharffe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shairef | 71 | 15 | / |
| Scharwz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shahrwf | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schorff | 71 | 4 | / |
| Scharffová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scharffova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shairff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scharph | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schorpf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharhff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schaarb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaharf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharıfı | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharrff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaharf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shearff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarff | 67 | 809 | / |
| Szarf | 67 | 313 | / |
| Sharb | 67 | 125 | / |
| Shorf | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sarfe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Serfs | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sharw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sarrf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sahrf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zarfs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sairf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saarf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Charw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sharv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chorf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saurf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cerfs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Charv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Searf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sorfs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shargeef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjarf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarft | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Scharfs
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