Schroff Surname

207,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schroff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schroff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0721:75,0989,507
United States6981:519,28243,383
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Hungary401:245,40719,663
India241:31,961,058386,265
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Schroff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schroff is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schroff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 207,065th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,643,773 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Schroff live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schroff is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,072 people, or 1 in 75,098. In Germany Schroff is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent are found, Bavaria, where 8 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Schroff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schroff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schroff last name increased 698 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schroff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schroff are 20.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schroff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $49,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $44,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Schrouff93160/
Schropff932/
Schroffe930/
Shroff929,419/
Schrof92334/
Scroff9226/
Schroufff881/
Schraff86618/
Schroft8682/
Schroif8647/
Shroffe8637/
Schrouf8637/
Schrofe8621/
Schrojf864/
Schropf864/
Shrooff864/
Shroffs861/
Shrouff860/
Schroof860/
Shrof833,044/
Croff831,395/
Chrof834/
Sroff832/
Schrauff8055/
Schrapff8013/
Schraaff801/
Shrouf772,479/
Shroof771,611/
Shraff77110/
Schraf7795/
Schrob7743/
Shrofe7741/
Schrow7710/
Scraff7710/
Shrrof779/
Shrofh776/
Chrouf776/
Shrosf772/
Shroft772/
Croyff771/
Chropf771/
Shroif771/
Srhoff771/
Cropff771/
Zhroff771/
Schrov771/
Srof7335/
Crof735/
Schrauf71486/
Schrapf7146/
Schraaf7130/
Shroufe7119/
Schrojfová713/
Schroub712/
Shchrob712/
Seherof711/
Chroufe711/
Chrrouf711/
Shraffe711/
Shrafft710/
Shraf674,453/
Craff67376/
Srofe6795/
Cropf6782/
Chrow6719/
Chraf6716/
Shrov678/
Sraff674/
Šroff673/
Shrob672/
Shrow672/
Scraf672/
Scrow671/
Chrov671/
Srowf671/
Srouf671/
Shchrova671/
Sropf670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schroff
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