Schyff Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

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

Schyff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schyff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Canada381:969,62173,252
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schyff Last Name Facts

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

Schyff is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Schyff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schyff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. Schyff occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Schyff live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Schyff is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 608,738. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Western Cape, where 37 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Schyff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schyff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schyff last name rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schyff Last Name Statistics demography

Schyff earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuyff9226/
Schyf9163/
Shyff913/
Schiff838,959/
Scheff831,627/
Schäff83393/
Schuyf832/
Shchyf831/
Shyf8015/
Scheffs77311/
Scheiff77287/
Scheeff77259/
Schijff77189/
Schefft7766/
Schaiff7724/
Schepff7721/
Schieff7720/
Scheffz774/
Schiffe773/
Schifft772/
Schiffs772/
Shcheff771/
Schäffe771/
Schäffs771/
Schioff771/
Scheaff770/
Sheff731,643/
Cheff73973/
Shiff73819/
Schäf73383/
Schif73230/
Schef73111/
Chiff7328/
Seyff7321/
Schyb7311/
Szyff735/
Sciff735/
Chyfe731/
Sceff731/
Scydf731/
Sheyf731/
Syffe731/
Schuijff7171/
Scheaffe710/
Schefe67967/
Schijf67717/
Scheef67561/
Sheaff67554/
Chiffe67357/
Schief67198/
Shieff67135/
Schipf67120/
Schepf6786/
Sheiff6768/
Schift6761/
Sheffe6751/
Scaiff6750/
Schäfe6749/
Cheffe6732/
Scheaf6726/
Syf6719/
Sheffs6719/
Schefs6713/
Shaiff6713/
Schefz6712/
Cyf6710/
Schiffová679/
Schuif678/
Scheif678/
Schyov676/
Schcef673/
Shyopf672/
Chéfff671/
Chéffe671/
Schéffová671/
Sechfe671/
Schiøpffe671/
Schiffova671/
Sheyfe671/
Chuiff671/
Shifft671/
Sayffe671/
Shiffe671/
Schife671/
Scuiff670/
Chiffs670/
Scheuf670/
Schaif670/
Schehf670/
Cheaff670/
Shiffs670/

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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 Schyff
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