Schoof Surname

100,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schoof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4271:33,1714,375
United States1,1441:316,83528,949
Netherlands5261:32,1055,337
Belgium1821:63,16810,157
Australia961:281,20525,117
France731:909,900105,096
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Canada661:558,26746,632
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Austria261:327,51736,002
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Schoof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schoof is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schoof is the 100,155th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,544,299 people. The last name Schoof is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Schoof are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,427 people, or 1 in 33,171. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Schoof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schoof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schoof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schoof surname are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Schoof earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 115.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,764 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning R 300,276 per year; in United States they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $44,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $45,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schooff92242/
Schoohf924/
Schof91112/
Shoof9110/
Choof911/
Scoof911/
Schooffs8611/
Schopf835,477/
Schoff831,509/
Schofs8331/
Shoofs835/
Schofp833/
Schouf833/
Shchof832/
Schotf831/
Shooff831/
Soof80247/
Shof8096/
Chof8012/
Scof804/
Schouft7742/
Schoufs7738/
Schopff7734/
Schouff773/
Schoffs771/
Schofft771/
Schoffe771/
Schoupf770/
Shoff732,047/
Schow731,973/
Schaf73851/
Chouf73849/
Shoob73250/
Shofe73105/
Shopf7371/
Schov7355/
Shouf7349/
Shoif7347/
Choff7344/
Soofe7327/
Chofe7314/
Scháf7312/
Choif739/
Shoov738/
Shoft735/
Søhof734/
Shofs733/
Choow733/
Shoow733/
Shohf733/
Sachf732/
Choov732/
Soofs731/
Showf731/
Scoff731/
Scopf731/
Sooft731/
Schaaf6726,035/
Schaff676,205/
Schouw671,678/
Sof671,102/
Choffe67193/
Schoub6746/
Schopfová6738/
Schapf6725/
Schaáf6711/
Chohfe6710/
Schova679/
Shouff679/
Shoffe677/
Schoph677/
Shchov676/
Schows676/
Schouv675/
Shoufe674/
Choufe674/
Schawf672/
Schafs672/
Sachfs671/
Scahff671/
Schasf671/
Schoffová671/
Choudf671/
Scheuf670/
Showfe670/
Schoww670/
Shoffs670/

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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
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  • 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 Schoof
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