Searf Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Searf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Searf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Searf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Searf is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Searf? popularity and diffusion

Searf is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Searf are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Searf is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside and New Jersey, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 33 percent reside.

Searf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Searf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Searf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearf913/
Searfe911/
Sarf89576/
Serf89394/
Schearf8363/
Seeharf831/
Shearff830/
Sharf8018,641/
Scarf80895/
Sarff80809/
Sherf80659/
Szarf80313/
Serff8086/
Sarfe8026/
Serfs8023/
Serfe8017/
Szerf8015/
Sarrf8012/
Sahrf808/
Sairf806/
Saarf805/
Saurf804/
Sierf802/
Syarf802/
Sarfs801/
Serpf801/
Sarwf801/
Sjarf801/
Sarft800/
Scharf7333,103/
Scherf738,856/
Scarff732,589/
Sharff73516/
Shairf73131/
Sheirf73128/
Syaref73113/
Sharfe7388/
Scarfì7377/
Sherff7361/
Sharpf7337/
Shaerf7330/
Seiref7319/
Sherfe7315/
Sherrf738/
Szarff738/
Sheerf736/
Sharwf733/
Sharhf733/
Sharrf732/
Seherf732/
Saharf732/
Sharft732/
Shahrf732/
Syarhf732/
Gearfe731/
Scerff731/
Shcerf731/
Seyref731/
Sharfp731/
Searev730/
Searph730/
Scharff676,687/
Sarv673,410/
Cerf673,215/
Serb673,048/
Scharpf672,840/
Scherff671,865/
Sarb671,019/
Sarw67684/
Jarf67669/
Zerf67452/
Scherpf67386/
Zarf67205/
Sirf67201/
Schaerf67175/
Syrf67110/
Scharft6789/
Šarf6755/
Sergeef6732/
Serv6732/
Scharfs6730/
Šerf6729/
Carf6728/
Scherft6726/
Jerf6721/
Schaarf6718/
Sharffe6717/
Sheirff6714/
Gerf6712/
Scharrf678/
Shierff678/
Sref676/
Shahrwf675/
Showerf673/
Sheerwf673/
Sherrff672/
Serw672/
Shairff672/
Schuerf672/
Saheerf671/
Scherfe671/
Schierf671/
Scahrff671/
Shauerf671/
Shcerff671/
Sherhff671/
Sheerff671/
Sharrff671/
Sharıfı671/
Seyyarb671/
Shaharf671/
Shayarf671/
Sheeref671/
Shiyarf671/
Sarfova671/
Scheerf671/
Sheiref671/
Seeyarb671/
Sarfowa671/
Sheerft671/
Sharhff671/
Seherff670/
Zearfss670/
Schoerf670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Searf
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