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

The last name Staff (Arabic: ستف, Russian: Стафф) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: 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 surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,484,673 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Staff live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Staff is also the 133,453^rd most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 2,951 people.

Staff is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 43,026. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 17 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.

Staff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Staff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Staff 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.