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

The surname Shaff (Marathi: शि़फफ़, Russian: Шафф) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 289,833rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,512,516 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Shaff are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 609,814th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 219 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 313,004. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Shaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shaff last name increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaff surname are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.84% registered to vote for the political 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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