Straf Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Straf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Straf Last Name Facts

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

Straf (Russian: Страф) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Straf is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Straf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Straf reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Straf is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 90 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Straf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Straf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Straf surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Straf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Straf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.31% less than the national average, earning R 25,392 per year; in United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.12% less than the national average, earning $31,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straif91265/
Strauf91195/
Straff91127/
Strafe9183/
Sztraf918/
Shtraf913/
Straaf911/
Strauff8332/
Straffe838/
Shtrauf836/
Straife832/
Straufs832/
Sztrapf831/
Straitf831/
Straufe830/
Straupf830/
Streaff830/
Straw808,924/
Strof80142/
Strab8046/
Strav806/
Stróf801/
Shtrausf770/
Straub7344,708/
Streif731,771/
Strouf73358/
Stroff73227/
Stravs7345/
Strowa7329/
Streuf7324/
Štrauf7321/
Straib7313/
Strova7311/
Strofe7310/
Shtrab737/
Strofs736/
Strawz733/
Stroof733/
Strauv733/
Shtrof732/
Streyf732/
Stravd731/
Strayv731/
Streab731/
Strauw731/
Strajb731/
Sztrof731/
Sthraw730/
Streiff673,036/
Shtraub67356/
Streuff6751/
Sztraub6735/
Stroffe6711/
Shtrayb676/
Stroëff673/
Stravch673/
Strawss673/
Straabø672/
Stravss672/
Strouff671/
Shtravs671/
Schtraw671/
Shtroff671/
Stroufe671/
Strouzf671/
Stroufs671/
Strzoff671/
Strahaw671/
Streift671/
Sthroff671/
Strhova671/
Stroofe671/
Streife670/
Strausw670/

Straf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Straf in the Russian language
Страфstraf-

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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 Straf
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