Scheff Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Scheff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3931:260,20024,567
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Austria201:425,77243,235
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Scheff (12) may also be a first name.

Scheff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scheff (Russian: Щефф) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 244,761st most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Scheff are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,393 people, or 1 in 260,200. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Scheff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scheff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scheff last name grew 2,361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scheff surname are 7.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.4% registered to vote for the party.

Scheff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $51,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheffs92311/
Scheiff92287/
Scheeff92259/
Schefft9266/
Schepff9221/
Schieff9220/
Scheffz924/
Shcheff921/
Scheaff920/
Sheff911,643/
Cheff91973/
Schef91111/
Sceff911/
Scheaffe860/
Schiff838,959/
Schefe83967/
Scheef83561/
Sheaff83554/
Schäff83393/
Schief83198/
Schyff83153/
Shieff83135/
Schepf8386/
Sheiff8368/
Sheffe8351/
Cheffe8332/
Scheaf8326/
Sheffs8319/
Schefs8313/
Schefz8312/
Scheif838/
Schcef833/
Scheuf830/
Schehf830/
Cheaff830/
Shef801,311/
Chef80669/
Seff80612/
Ceff8020/
Scef801/
Schijff77189/
Sheaffe77138/
Scheefe7754/
Scheife7745/
Schuyff7726/
Schaiff7724/
Schiffe773/
Schiffs772/
Scheift772/
Schifft772/
Cheiffe771/
Scheepf771/
Schiepf771/
Schäffe771/
Schäffs771/
Schioff771/
Sheiffs771/
Sheeffe770/
Scheafe770/
Scheadf770/
Shiff73819/
Sheaf73517/
Sieff73429/
Schäf73383/
Sheef73292/
Seiff73277/
Scheb73242/
Schif73230/
Chefe73147/
Cheif73139/
Sheft73134/
Seeff73102/
Shief7374/
Schyf7363/
Schew7357/
Chiff7328/
Seyff7321/
Shefe7317/
Sheif7315/
Cheef7315/
Seuff7313/
Schev738/
Shepf736/
Sciff735/
Sheuf734/
Ceffe733/
Szeff733/
Shyff733/
Cheaf732/
Cheft732/
Sceif731/
Sheyf731/
Seffe731/
Shedf731/
Sefft731/
Sceft730/
Seaff730/
Schuijff7171/
Sef673,000/
Schijf67717/
Chiffe67357/
Seiffe67183/
Sheafe67153/
Schipf67120/
Szeffs67108/
Schift6761/
Scheew6758/
Scaiff6750/
Schäfe6749/
Scheva6738/
Szeiff6738/
Shchev6727/
Schevz6719/
Shaiff6713/
Schiffová679/
Schuif678/
Szieff677/
Schiew677/
Cheife676/
Scheeb675/
Scheev674/
Scheiv674/
Sheaft674/
Sheefe674/
Cef674/
Shcheb674/
Sheefh673/
Cheefe672/
Schiev672/
Schews672/
Schuyf672/
Chejfe671/
Sheetf671/
Sheifh671/
Sheaffová671/
Sheefs671/
Schife671/
Shiffe671/
Shifft671/
Soheef671/
Sheyfe671/
Shchyf671/
Schiffova671/
Schiøpffe671/
Sechfe671/
Schéffová671/
Chéffe671/
Chéfff671/
Cheefs671/
Scheuw671/
Chuiff671/
Scuiff670/
Sceafe670/
Chiffs670/
Schaif670/
Seaffe670/
Shepft670/
Sheife670/
Sheifs670/
Chefhe670/
Sheafs670/
Sceife670/
Shiffs670/
Schewp670/
Scheph670/

Scheff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scheff in the Russian language
Щеффseff-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scheff
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