Schnarf Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Schnarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Schnarf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schnarf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schnarf is most common in Italy. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnarf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Schnarf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schnarf live; 83 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent live in Italic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 576,950. In Italy Schnarf is mostly concentrated in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 99 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Schnarf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schnarf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnaarf931/
Schnarrf931/
Schnarff930/
Schnorf86421/
Schnerf8627/
Snarf8324/
Schnorff800/
Snarff773/
Shnarw771/
Shnorf770/
Snorf6758/
Snarw671/
Schnorrb671/
Snharw625/
Snoorf621/
Snorff620/
Jnarw501/
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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 Schnarf
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