Scherf Surname

57,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scherf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4521:12,4781,616
United States1,2801:283,17126,355
Austria3721:22,8913,594
Argentina2241:190,81915,892
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada601:614,09350,489
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
France361:1,845,076161,051
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland71:785,24338,644
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Scherf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherf is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,189th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 822,894 people. Scherf is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Scherf reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Scherf is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 6,452 people, or 1 in 12,478. In Germany Scherf is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany Scherf is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Scherf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scherf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scherf last name expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherf last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scherf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning 511,728 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 471.17% more than the national average, earning R 1,357,320 per year; in United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $60,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherff921,865/
Scherpf92386/
Schaerf92175/
Schearf9263/
Scherft9226/
Scherfe921/
Schierf921/
Scheerf921/
Schoerf920/
Sherf91659/
Cherf91638/
Schierff8640/
Schoerpf869/
Schaerff862/
Schoerff860/
Scharf8333,103/
Schärf83628/
Schirf83203/
Sheirf83128/
Sherff8361/
Shaerf8330/
Sherfe8315/
Schorf8313/
Sherrf838/
Cheirf838/
Sheerf836/
Cherfe833/
Shearf833/
Seherf832/
Cherff831/
Scerff831/
Shcerf831/
Schörf831/
Cerf803,215/
Serf80394/
Scherfová802/
Scharff776,687/
Scharpf772,840/
Shcherb77117/
Schärpf7772/
Schärfe7754/
Schärff7746/
Schaarf7718/
Sheirff7714/
Scharrf778/
Shierff778/
Schörpf778/
Schirpf776/
Schorff774/
Sheerwf773/
Schorpf772/
Sherrff772/
Saheerf771/
Shcerff771/
Sherhff771/
Sheerff771/
Sheeref771/
Sheiref771/
Sheerft771/
Seherff770/
Shearff770/
Schirff770/
Sharf7318,641/
Cerff73550/
Sherb73304/
Cherv73194/
Serff7386/
Shorf7359/
Cerfe7334/
Serfs7323/
Shirf7322/
Serfe7317/
Szerf7315/
Scerb7310/
Sherw7310/
Sahrf738/
Sherv737/
Searf733/
Cerfs733/
Sierf732/
Serpf731/
Chirf730/
Cerft730/
Scharpff71101/
Schärffe7131/
Schjærff7115/
Schaarpf711/
Sherfová711/
Scharrff711/
Sheireff711/
Scheerev711/
Sheerfhd711/
Sheerrwf711/
Schaarff710/
Sharff67516/
Shairf67131/
Cheerw6798/
Sharpf6737/
Shirfe6724/
Choirf6723/
Seiref6719/
Shorff6716/
Shirff6714/
Sheerw678/
Szcerb674/
Chervw673/
Sherph673/
Sharwf673/
Sharhf673/
Sharrf672/
Chairf672/
Saharf672/
Shahrf672/
Cherrv671/
Shirft671/
Seyref671/
Searfe671/
Shoirf671/
Chervt671/
Chehrw671/
Scharv670/
Schirb670/
Schorw670/

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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 Scherf
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