Scherff Surname

219,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scherff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8521:425,42136,806
Germany7591:106,06813,100
Netherlands2041:82,78013,829
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Austria91:946,15970,786
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Scherff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scherff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,336th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,907,531 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Scherff live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 425,421. In The United States Scherff is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Scherff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scherff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scherff last name expanded 613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scherff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scherff last name are 25.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.67% being registered with the party.

Scherff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $48,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schierff9340/
Schaerff932/
Schoerff930/
Scherf928,856/
Sherff9261/
Cherff921/
Scerff921/
Scharff866,687/
Scherpf86386/
Schaerf86175/
Schearf8663/
Schärff8646/
Scherft8626/
Sheirff8614/
Shierff868/
Schorff864/
Sherrff862/
Scherfe861/
Schierf861/
Shcerff861/
Sherhff861/
Sheerff861/
Scheerf861/
Seherff860/
Schoerf860/
Shearff860/
Schirff860/
Sherf83659/
Cherf83638/
Cerff83550/
Serff8386/
Scharpff80101/
Schärffe8031/
Schjærff8015/
Schoerpf809/
Scharrff801/
Sheireff801/
Schaarff800/
Scharf7733,103/
Schärf77628/
Sharff77516/
Schirf77203/
Sheirf77128/
Shaerf7730/
Shorff7716/
Sherfe7715/
Shirff7714/
Schorf7713/
Sherrf778/
Cheirf778/
Sheerf776/
Cherfe773/
Shearf773/
Seherf772/
Shcerf771/
Schörf771/
Scherfová752/
Cerf733,215/
Serf73394/
Scharpf712,840/
Shcherb71117/
Schärpf7172/
Schärfe7154/
Schaarf7118/
Scharrf718/
Schörpf718/
Schirpf716/
Sheerwf713/
Schorpf712/
Shairff712/
Saheerf711/
Sharrff711/
Sheeref711/
Sheiref711/
Shirffe711/
Sheerft711/
Sharhff711/
Sharf6718,641/
Sarff67809/
Sherb67304/
Cherv67194/
Sergeeff6798/
Shorf6759/
Zerff6744/
Cerfe6734/
Serfs6723/
Shirf6722/
Serfe6717/
Szerf6715/
Scerb6710/
Sherw6710/
Sahrf678/
Sherv677/
Searf673/
Cerfs673/
Sierf672/
Schaarpf671/
Sherfová671/
Serpf671/
Scheerev671/
Sheerfhd671/
Sheerrwf671/
Chirf670/
Cerft670/

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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 Scherff
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