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 surname Searf is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Searf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Searf is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Searf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Searf reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Searf is most numerous in: Michigan, where 50 percent are found and New Jersey, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent are found.

Searf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Searf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Searf surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Searf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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