Scherft Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Scherft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Scherft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scherft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scherft is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scherft? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Scherft are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 675,487. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 60 percent are found, South Holland, where 32 percent are found and Drenthe, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scherf | 92 | 8,856 | / |
| Scherff | 86 | 1,865 | / |
| Scherpf | 86 | 386 | / |
| Scharft | 86 | 89 | / |
| Schearf | 86 | 63 | / |
| Sheerft | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scheerf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schierf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scherfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sherf | 83 | 659 | / |
| Cherf | 83 | 638 | / |
| Cerft | 83 | 0 | / |
| Schierff | 80 | 40 | / |
| Schärf | 77 | 628 | / |
| Schirf | 77 | 203 | / |
| Sheirf | 77 | 128 | / |
| Sherff | 77 | 61 | / |
| Sherfe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Sherrf | 77 | 8 | / |
| Cheirf | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sheerf | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shearf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cherfe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seherf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sharft | 77 | 2 | / |
| Scerff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shirft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shcerf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chervt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scherfová | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cerf | 73 | 3,215 | / |
| Serf | 73 | 394 | / |
| Schärpf | 71 | 72 | / |
| Schärfe | 71 | 54 | / |
| Schärff | 71 | 46 | / |
| Sheirff | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shierff | 71 | 8 | / |
| Schirpf | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sheerwf | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sherrff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheiref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherhff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shcerff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saheerf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheeref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schirff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shearff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seherff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cerff | 67 | 550 | / |
| Sherb | 67 | 304 | / |
| Cherv | 67 | 194 | / |
| Serff | 67 | 86 | / |
| Cerfe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Schärffe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Serfs | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shirf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Serfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Schjærff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Szerf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sherw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Scerb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sherv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Searf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cerfs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sierf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sergeeft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherfová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheireff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheerev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheerfhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheerrwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Serbt | 67 | 0 | / |
| 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 Scherft
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