Shorff Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shorff Last Name Facts

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

Shorff occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shorff is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Shorff are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Shorff is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Shorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shorff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shorff last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schorff924/
Shorf9159/
Schoerff860/
Sharff83516/
Sherff8361/
Schorf8313/
Shoirf831/
Shurff830/
Sorf80267/
Scharff776,687/
Scherff771,865/
Schärff7746/
Sharffe7717/
Schurff7710/
Soireff776/
Sherrff772/
Schorpf772/
Sheerff771/
Shcerff771/
Sherhff771/
Sharrff771/
Sharhff771/
Chorffe771/
Schoerf770/
Sharf7318,641/
Shorb731,138/
Sarff73809/
Sherf73659/
Serff7386/
Szorf7318/
Sahrf738/
Shurf734/
Chorf734/
Surff732/
Sorfs732/
Scharpff71101/
Scharffe7186/
Scharffs7132/
Schärffe7131/
Schoerpf719/
Schaerff712/
Scharrff711/
Schaarff710/
Scharf6733,103/
Scherf678,856/
Schärf67628/
Schorb67477/
Sharfe6788/
Shourb6780/
Charff6759/
Schürf6748/
Sharpf6737/
Shaerf6730/
Schurf6730/
Soiref6725/
Choirf6723/
Soyref6723/
Shorbh6711/
Szarff678/
Sherrf678/
Sheerf676/
Shourv675/
Sharhf673/
Sharwf673/
Saharf672/
Sharrf672/
Sharft672/
Chorfe672/
Shahrf672/
Sharfp671/
Churff671/
Scerff671/
Shurfs671/
Shcerf671/
Shoorv671/
Schörf671/
Schorw670/

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