Scheiff Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Scheiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scheiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
France801:830,28498,964
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Scheiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scheiff occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Scheiff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scheiff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Scheiff are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Scheiff is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 106,450. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 27 percent reside.

Scheiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scheiff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scheiff surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scheiff Last Name Statistics demography

Scheiff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiff928,959/
Scheff921,627/
Sheiff9268/
Scheif928/
Schoeff86419/
Scheffs86311/
Scheeff86259/
Schaeff86226/
Schijff86189/
Schefft8666/
Scheife8645/
Schaiff8624/
Schepff8621/
Schieff8620/
Scheffz864/
Schiffe863/
Schiffs862/
Scheift862/
Schifft862/
Cheiffe861/
Shcheff861/
Schioff861/
Sheiffs861/
Scheaff860/
Sheff831,643/
Cheff83973/
Shiff83819/
Seiff83277/
Schif83230/
Cheif83139/
Schef83111/
Chiff8328/
Sheif8315/
Sciff835/
Sceff831/
Sceif831/
Schoepff80260/
Schuijff8071/
Scheaffe800/
Schaff776,205/
Schefe77967/
Schijf77717/
Scheef77561/
Sheaff77554/
Schäff77393/
Chiffe77357/
Schaef77264/
Schief77198/
Seiffe77183/
Schyff77153/
Shieff77135/
Schipf77120/
Schepf7786/
Schift7761/
Sheffe7751/
Scaiff7750/
Shaeff7746/
Szeiff7738/
Cheffe7732/
Scheaf7726/
Sheffs7719/
Shaiff7713/
Schefs7713/
Schefz7712/
Schuif778/
Cheife776/
Shoeff775/
Schoef775/
Scheiv774/
Schcef773/
Scahff771/
Sheief771/
Sheifh771/
Schife771/
Shiffe771/
Shifft771/
Cheief771/
Chuiff771/
Scuiff770/
Chiffs770/
Skeiff770/
Scheuf770/
Schaif770/
Schehf770/
Sheife770/
Sheifs770/
Sckiff770/
Sceife770/
Cheaff770/
Shiffs770/
Schiffová759/
Schiffova751/
Schiøpffe751/
Schoeyeff750/
Seif73156,343/
Shef731,311/
Chef73669/
Seff73612/
Siff73558/
Shif73373/
Chif73265/
Ceff7320/
Scif737/
Ceif733/
Ciff731/
Scef731/
Schoepf711,454/
Schauff71998/
Schaaff71760/
Schafft71468/
Sheaffe71138/
Scheefe7154/
Schijfs7147/
Schuyff7126/
Schuijf7117/
Scaiffe714/
Schouff713/
Schaffs712/
Schuepf712/
Choiffe711/
Scheepf711/
Schiepf711/
Shaiffe711/
Shieaff711/
Souchff711/
Schäffe711/
Schäffs711/
Cheuffh711/
Seihoff710/
Sheeffe710/
Scheafe710/
Scheadf710/
Seife6715,181/
Shaif6711,456/
Scaff671,558/
Shaff671,322/
Skiff671,282/
Chaif671,037/
Schaf67851/
Chife67567/
Sheaf67517/
Sieff67429/
Schäf67383/
Sheef67292/
Scheb67242/
Chaff67240/
Sifft67177/
Schib67154/
Chefe67147/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Sheib67119/
Skeff67107/
Szeif67107/
Seeff67102/
Sueff67101/
Shief6774/
Schyf6763/
Seidf6762/
Schew6757/
Schaaffe6750/
Skeif6747/
Shoif6747/
Shift6741/
Zeiff6731/
Shaef6730/
Shoef6723/
Siffe6723/
Shifs6722/
Seyff6721/
Shefe6717/
Siaff6716/
Shife6715/
Cheef6715/
Seuff6713/
Scháf6712/
Cheiv6710/
Choif679/
Schev678/
Shepf676/
Seift676/
Sziff675/
Sseif674/
Seifs674/
Sheuf674/
Seiif674/
Seyif673/
Cheiw673/
Ceffe673/
Szeff673/
Schssoef673/
Shyff673/
Ciffe672/
Shkif672/
Scife672/
Cheaf672/
Sachf672/
Chift672/
Shifh672/
Shidf672/
Cheft672/
Shuif672/
Scaif671/
Scathffe671/
Schauffe671/
Schoueft671/
Shuef671/
Sheyf671/
Sheiw671/
Seifh671/
Seffe671/
Soiff671/
Schiv671/
Seifp671/
Cidff671/
Chidf671/
Cheuf671/
Shedf671/
Sefft671/
Sckef671/
Seiaf671/
Sheiv670/
Sceft670/
Xeiff670/
Seaff670/
Sceib670/

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Footnotes

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