Shoaf Surname

103,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shoaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4001:82,3779,361
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:102,27810,345

Shoaf (20) may also be a first name.

Shoaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shoaf is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,622nd most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,606,602 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Shoaf are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shoaf is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 20 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,400 people, or 1 in 82,377. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 28 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Shoaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoaf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 896 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shoaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shoaf are 24.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Shoaf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $47,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoaff91820/
Schoaf91132/
Shoaif916/
Shoafs914/
Shoafe914/
Shoeaf911/
Shoaaf910/
Soaf89516/
Schoaff8340/
Shoab801,718/
Souaf801,378/
Shaof80128/
Soaft8026/
Shoav806/
Söhof804/
Soaif803/
Soafe803/
Soaff801/
Shoaw801/
Sohaf801/
Shoaib73173,064/
Chouaf734,934/
Shaouf73443/
Shaova73402/
Shouab73164/
Shoayb73130/
Shoaiv73103/
Schoab7341/
Shaofe7334/
Sahhaf7314/
Shoaab739/
Shooab736/
Shoaub735/
Sjöhof734/
Shaoff733/
Sohaif733/
Shohav732/
Sohoff732/
Shaowa731/
Sohaaf731/
Sohopf731/
Shaeaf731/
Schaof731/
Sohaff731/
Sahoff731/
Sauhof730/
Soaffe730/
Shouaib67768/
Soab67122/
Shooaib6717/
Saof6713/
Shahoff678/
Soaw676/
Shuoaib675/
Soav675/
Shohova674/
Shooaiv674/
Shahouf673/
Shahoof673/
Chouafe672/
Shhoaib672/
Sho'aib671/
Chouaif671/
Shoiyab671/
Saahoff671/
Saahova671/
Shouabh671/
Shouayb671/
Shaeeif671/
Shouaïb671/
Shoaphp671/
Shohayb671/
Shohaub671/
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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 Shoaf
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