Schreff Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schreff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schreff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schreff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schreff is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schreff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Schreff occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Schreff are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 49 percent reside, Hesse, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Schreff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schreff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schreff surname expanded 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schreff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schreff are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Schreff earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.77% more than the national average, earning $78,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrieff9354/
Schrepff9311/
Schroeff931/
Schreffe931/
Schref9226/
Shreff9213/
Chreff922/
Schrepf86138/
Schrief86119/
Shrieff8678/
Schroef8634/
Schreft868/
Shreiff867/
Schriff862/
Screiff861/
Shreeff861/
Schreif860/
Shref834,828/
Creff83757/
Scref8333/
Chref8318/
Schroiff80282/
Schruiff8015/
Schroepf806/
Schrriff801/
Shreef7712,148/
Shrief776,442/
Shreif773,988/
Chreif77560/
Shriff77204/
Shreaf77132/
Shrefh77108/
Scriff7723/
Chreaf779/
Chriff779/
Shraef779/
Shrefe777/
Schreb775/
Chreïf772/
Shrref771/
Shroef771/
Chreef771/
Scerff771/
Schrif771/
Schrew770/
Sreiff770/
Sref736/
Schrift71235/
Schröpf7175/
Schreeb7172/
Schroif7147/
Schrews7114/
Ch'reif717/
Shreefh717/
Shrriff717/
Shruiff717/
Schrojf714/
Shriffe712/
Shsreef712/
Chreyfe711/
Sshreef711/
Shraiff711/
Shsriff711/
Schraif710/
Seherff710/
Chrif676,538/
Shrif676,188/
Creef671,121/
Cerff67550/
Creyf67372/
Shrew6788/
Serff6786/
Criff6781/
Sreef679/
Shryf678/
Srief674/
Crewf674/
Sriff673/
Screw672/
Shrev671/
Shreb671/
Chrèf671/
Ssref671/

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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 Schreff
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