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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 appear in the variant forms: Štaff. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Staff is the 150,391^st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,484,673 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Staff are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 133,453^rd most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 2,951 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 43,026. In England Staff is most common in: Norfolk, where 17 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found and Suffolk, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 8 percent are found.

Staff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Staff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Staff last name increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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.