Schärff Surname
2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Schärff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
The alternate forms: Scharff (6,687) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scharff | 95 | 6,687 | / |
| Schärffe | 93 | 31 | / |
| Schärf | 92 | 628 | / |
| Scherff | 86 | 1,865 | / |
| Schärpf | 86 | 72 | / |
| Schärfe | 86 | 54 | / |
| Schorff | 86 | 4 | / |
| Schirff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scharpff | 80 | 101 | / |
| Schierff | 80 | 40 | / |
| Schjærff | 80 | 15 | / |
| Schaerff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scharrff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schaarff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schoerff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scharf | 77 | 33,103 | / |
| Scherf | 77 | 8,856 | / |
| Sharff | 77 | 516 | / |
| Schirf | 77 | 203 | / |
| Sherff | 77 | 61 | / |
| Shorff | 77 | 16 | / |
| Shirff | 77 | 14 | / |
| Schorf | 77 | 13 | / |
| Schörf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scerff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scharpf | 71 | 2,840 | / |
| Scherpf | 71 | 386 | / |
| Schaerf | 71 | 175 | / |
| Schearf | 71 | 63 | / |
| Scherft | 71 | 26 | / |
| Schaarf | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sheirff | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shierff | 71 | 8 | / |
| Schörpf | 71 | 8 | / |
| Scharrf | 71 | 8 | / |
| Schirpf | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shairff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sherrff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schorpf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sherhff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheerf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharrff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharhff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shcerff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schierf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scherfe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shearff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schoerf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seherff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sharf | 67 | 18,641 | / |
| Sarff | 67 | 809 | / |
| Sherf | 67 | 659 | / |
| Cherf | 67 | 638 | / |
| Cerff | 67 | 550 | / |
| Serff | 67 | 86 | / |
| Shorf | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shirf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Schoerpf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sahrf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sheireff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaarpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Schärff
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