Shroff Surname

54,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,419 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Shroff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,9311:129,3328,306
United States1,6791:215,87821,019
United Arab Emirates5471:16,7502,018
England2621:212,66418,215
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Australia631:428,50333,982
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Oman191:194,1043,633
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

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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Shroff Last Name Facts

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

Shroff (Arabic: شرّوف) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shroff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shroff is the 54,101st most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 773,707 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shroff live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shroff is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 5,931 people, or 1 in 129,332. In India Shroff is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent are found, West Bengal, where 18 percent are found and Gujarat, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India Shroff is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

Shroff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shroff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shroff last name increased 4,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shroff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shroff surname are 9.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.95% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schroff922,000/
Shroffe9237/
Shrooff924/
Shroffs921/
Shrouff920/
Shrof913,044/
Sroff912/
Schroiff86282/
Schrouff86160/
Schropff862/
Schroffe860/
Shrouf832,479/
Shroof831,611/
Schrof83334/
Shraff83110/
Shrofe8341/
Scroff8326/
Shrrof839/
Shrofh836/
Shroft832/
Shrosf832/
Srhoff831/
Zhroff831/
Shroif831/
Srof8035/
Schroufff801/
Schraff77618/
Schroft7782/
Schroif7747/
Schrouf7737/
Schrofe7721/
Shroufe7719/
Schrojf774/
Schropf774/
Shraffe771/
Seherof771/
Shrafft770/
Schroof770/
Shraf734,453/
Croff731,395/
Srofe7395/
Shrov738/
Chrof734/
Sraff734/
Šroff733/
Shrow732/
Shrob732/
Srowf731/
Srouf731/
Sropf730/
Schrauff7155/
Schrapff7113/
Schraaff711/
Sroufe67891/
Schraf6795/
Schrob6743/
Shrauf6742/
Shraft6724/
Shrovt6721/
Scraff6710/
Schrow6710/
Shroub678/
Shroph676/
Chrouf676/
Shsraf674/
Shraaf673/
Shrafe672/
Cropff671/
Schrov671/
Hsraff671/
Shrhaf671/
Shroow671/
Zshraf671/
Srrouf671/
Chropf671/
Croyff671/
Jshraf671/

Shroff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shroff in the Arabic language
شرّوفshrwf-
شروفshrwf-

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