Schrieff Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schrieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schrieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
England11:55,718,059489,080

Schrieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schrieff is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schrieff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schrieff is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Schrieff reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Schrieff is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 77 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.

Schrieff Last Name Statistics demography

Schrieff earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 128.04% more than the national average, earning R 541,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schreff93123/
Schrief93119/
Shrieff9378/
Schriff932/
Schroiff88282/
Schruiff8815/
Schrepff8811/
Schreffe881/
Schrriff881/
Schroeff881/
Shrief866,442/
Shriff86204/
Schref8626/
Scriff8623/
Shreff8613/
Chrief869/
Chriff869/
Chreff862/
Schrif861/
Crieff861/
Schrift80235/
Schrepf80138/
Schroif8047/
Schroef8034/
Chreief8029/
Schruef8017/
Shraief8015/
Shrieef8015/
Shrieaf8014/
Schreft808/
Chraief807/
Shruiff807/
Shreiff807/
Shrriff807/
Shrieft803/
Shriffe802/
Shraiff801/
Screiff801/
Shsriff801/
Shreeff801/
Schraif800/
Schreif800/
Shriefs800/
Chrif776,538/
Shrif776,188/
Shref774,828/
Creff77757/
Criff7781/
Scref7733/
Chref7718/
Srief774/
Sriff773/
Schrouff75160/
Schrauff7555/
Schroepf756/
Ch'reief753/
Chreyeff751/
Chreyief751/
Shreiefe751/
Shreef7112,148/
Shreif713,988/
Chreif71560/
Shrife71533/
Shraif71393/
Shrift71140/
Ch'rif71136/
Shreaf71132/
Shrefh71108/
Schrib7129/
Chrife7128/
Chraif7117/
Shraef719/
Chreaf719/
Shrrif718/
Shrefe717/
Schreb715/
Chrift714/
Shsrif712/
Chreïf712/
Shriev711/
Chreef711/
Chriev711/
Chryef711/
Schriv711/
Shroef711/
Sh'rif711/
Shriof711/
Shroif711/
Shrref711/
Schroufff711/
Chërif711/
Shrifs711/
Chrrif711/
Chrihf711/
Shryef711/
Sraiff711/
Shrieb710/
Sreiff710/
Schrew710/
Shriew710/
Schrauf67486/
Schreeb6772/
Chreyef6763/
Srif6754/
Schrouf6737/
Chreyif6721/
Shrayef6720/
Schrews6714/
Ch'rife6712/
Crif6710/
Chreiev677/
Ch'reif677/
Shreefh677/
Sref676/
Schrojf674/
Shreeaf672/
Shreeif672/
Shsreef672/
Chrayef671/
Chreiif671/
Chreyfe671/
Cruyeff671/
Shrievs671/
Shshrif671/
Sshreef671/
Chreyaf671/
Chriyev671/
Shrouff670/
Schraib670/

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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
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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 Schrieff
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