176.96 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Staff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Staff (Arabic: ستف, Russian: Стафф) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Štaff. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 150,391^st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,484,673 people. Staff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Staff live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 133,453^rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 2,951 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,295 people, or 1 in 43,026. In England Staff is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 17 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.

Staff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Staff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Staff surname rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

The amount Staff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning 387,886 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning R 171,876 per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $50,925 CAD per year.