Shaff Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1581:313,00428,652
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

Shaff (219) may also be a first name.

Shaff Last Name Facts

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

Shaff (Marathi: शि़फफ़, Russian: Шафф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shaff is the 289,833rd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. Shaff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Shaff live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shaff is also the 609,814th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 219 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 313,004. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Shaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shaff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shaff last name are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Shaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.52% more than the national average, earning R 467,004 per year; in United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning $39,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaff916,205/
Sheaff91554/
Shaffe91386/
Shaiff9113/
Shafft918/
Shauff917/
Shaaff911/
Shaffs910/
Shapff910/
Shaf891,511/
Saff89344/
Schauff83998/
Schaaff83760/
Schafft83468/
Sheaffe83138/
Schaiff8324/
Schaffs832/
Shaiffe831/
Shahaff831/
Scheaff830/
Shaif8011,456/
Shafe803,908/
Shoff802,047/
Shaaf801,414/
Sahaf801,073/
Schaf80851/
Shaft80671/
Sheaf80517/
Shahf80452/
Saffe80427/
Shauf80308/
Chaff80240/
Saiff80139/
Sauff80131/
Shadf8069/
Safft8042/
Siaff8016/
Shawf808/
Shafz808/
Shafh807/
Szaff807/
Shafs804/
Shgaf802/
Shazf802/
Shasf802/
Saffs801/
Satff801/
Jshaf801/
Shatf801/
Shhaf801/
Shapf800/
Seaff800/
Schaaffe7750/
Schauffe771/
Scheaffe770/
Saf7550,983/
Schaaf7326,035/
Schauf732,228/
Schoff731,509/
Shahaf731,083/
Chaffe731,040/
Sheafe73153/
Szaiff7388/
Shahft7376/
Sheiff7368/
Chauff7364/
Shaife7333/
Scheaf7326/
Schapf7325/
Saiffe7312/
Schaáf7311/
Shouff739/
Shoffe737/
Zahaff734/
Sheaft734/
Shaufe734/
Shaaif733/
Shaifh733/
Sauffs732/
Schawf732/
Sadpff732/
Schafs732/
Sauffe732/
Chahff731/
Sayffe731/
Shooff731/
Shaifs731/
Shaift731/
Shaafs731/
Shaftt731/
Sahaaf731/
Schasf731/
Shafhe731/
Sadffe731/
Shafhd731/
Shafhh731/
Shaafe731/
Shavfe731/
Saaffe730/
Schaif730/
Seaffe730/
Chaaff730/
Shapfe730/
Sheafs730/
Cheaff730/
Shoffs730/
Sheaffová711/
Shaw67808,364/
Saif67291,498/
Shab677,021/
Safe674,291/
Saaf672,343/
Siaf672,152/
Saft672,077/
Shav671,866/
Seaf671,704/
Sayf67754/
Chaf67557/
Sauf67358/
Soff67331/
Scheiff67287/
Chauffe67285/
Sjaf67260/
Zaff67250/
Schooff67242/
Safh67210/
Sadf67176/
Schaafs67117/
Shof6796/
Szaf6783/
Sahf6772/
Safz6747/
Schopff6734/
Saffova6714/
Schaafe677/
Schahaf676/
Shafova675/
Sapf675/
Schouff673/
Ssaf673/
Sajf673/
Saïf672/
Safs672/
Zsaf672/
Hzaf672/
Sawf672/
S'Af671/
Jsaf671/
Schachf671/
Schauft671/
Schausf671/
Schofft671/
Schoffs671/
Schoffe671/
Souchff671/
Shahfhe671/
Safı671/
Satf671/
Safp671/
Sohf671/
Sheiffs671/
Sgaf671/
Xhaf671/
Xsaf671/
Hxaf671/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/
Schaupf670/

Shaff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaff in the Marathi language
शि़फफ़siphafa-
Shaff in the Russian language
Шаффsaff-

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