Staaf Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Staaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,0361:9,505856
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Finland221:249,85019,707
Norway171:302,48730,120
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Staaf Last Name Facts

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

Staaf is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staaf? popularity and diffusion

Staaf is the 264,657th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,927,347 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Staaf live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Staaf is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,036 people, or 1 in 9,505. In Sweden Staaf is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Staaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Staaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Staaf last name rose 6,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Staaf last name are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Staaf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning 347,992 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staaff9151/
Staatf914/
Staafs911/
Staf891,208/
Staaffe830/
Staab8011,275/
Stapf804,255/
Staff802,933/
Stauf80546/
Shtaf8058/
Staif8043/
Sztaf8043/
Stafe8042/
Staav8038/
Staft8021/
Staaw8011/
Steaf802/
Sthaf801/
Stavf801/
Stasf801/
Stauff73635/
Staffe73395/
Stapff73170/
Staiff7344/
Stauft7339/
Stafås7334/
Shtaif7330/
Stafft7310/
Shtaab737/
Stahff737/
Stahav731/
S'Taif731/
Stahfe731/
Staufe731/
Stattf731/
Stafff731/
Shtayf731/
Stapfs730/
Staffs730/
Staift730/
Stav671,185/
Stab67792/
Stof67664/
Stawowa67570/
Staw67139/
Stafova6714/
Stavova676/
Stafová674/
Štaf672/
Xtaf671/
D'Staab671/
Stabowa671/
Stauffe671/
Stafffs670/
Staufft670/

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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 Staaf
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