Shroff Surname
Approximately 9,419 people bear this surname
Shroff Surname User-submission:
Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.
Read More About This SurnameShroff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,931 | 1:129,332 | 8,306 |
| United States | 1,679 | 1:215,878 | 21,019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 547 | 1:16,750 | 2,018 |
| England | 262 | 1:212,664 | 18,215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Thailand | 118 | 1:598,630 | 101,799 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Oman | 19 | 1:194,104 | 3,633 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Shroff (31) may also be a first name.
Shroff Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.
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Average Male Shroff Height
174.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shroff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shroff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shroff (Arabic: شرّوف) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shroff.
How Common Is The Last Name Shroff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,101st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 773,707 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shroff are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5,931 people, or 1 in 129,332. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent live, West Bengal, where 18 percent live and Gujarat, where 7 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.
Shroff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shroff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shroff surname grew 4,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,620 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shroff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shroff last name are 9.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.95% being registered with the party.
The amount Shroff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.25% more than the national average, earning $56,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.83% more than the national average, earning $62,021 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schroff | 92 | 2,000 | / |
| Shroffe | 92 | 37 | / |
| Shrooff | 92 | 4 | / |
| Shroffs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shrouff | 92 | 0 | / |
| Shrof | 91 | 3,044 | / |
| Sroff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Schroiff | 86 | 282 | / |
| Schrouff | 86 | 160 | / |
| Schropff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schroffe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shrouf | 83 | 2,479 | / |
| Shroof | 83 | 1,611 | / |
| Schrof | 83 | 334 | / |
| Shraff | 83 | 110 | / |
| Shrofe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Scroff | 83 | 26 | / |
| Shrrof | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shrofh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shroft | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shrosf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Srhoff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zhroff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shroif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Srof | 80 | 35 | / |
| Schroufff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schraff | 77 | 618 | / |
| Schroft | 77 | 82 | / |
| Schroif | 77 | 47 | / |
| Schrouf | 77 | 37 | / |
| Schrofe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Shroufe | 77 | 19 | / |
| Schrojf | 77 | 4 | / |
| Schropf | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shraffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seherof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shrafft | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schroof | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shraf | 73 | 4,453 | / |
| Croff | 73 | 1,395 | / |
| Srofe | 73 | 95 | / |
| Shrov | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chrof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sraff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Šroff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shrow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shrob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Srowf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Srouf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sropf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schrauff | 71 | 55 | / |
| Schrapff | 71 | 13 | / |
| Schraaff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sroufe | 67 | 891 | / |
| Schraf | 67 | 95 | / |
| Schrob | 67 | 43 | / |
| Shrauf | 67 | 42 | / |
| Shraft | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shrovt | 67 | 21 | / |
| Scraff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schrow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shroub | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shroph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chrouf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shsraf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shraaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shrafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cropff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schrov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsraff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shrhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shroow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zshraf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Srrouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chropf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Croyff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jshraf | 67 | 1 | / |
Shroff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shroff in the Arabic language | ||
| شرّوف | shrwf | - |
| شروف | shrwf | - |
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