Schaaf is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Schaaf
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Name worn in the East. Varientes: Schaaff, Schaafs, Schaf, Schaff. Represents German Schaf (= sheep, sheep) or metonymy or metaphorically.

How popular is Schaaf?

Schaaf is common in Germany.

Schaaf is ranked 24284 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Schaaf bearers increased by 1.090841 per cent in 2010 US census to 5375 since 2000, the surname slipped by 380 spots and ranked at 6342. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.07 95.39
Hispanic or Latino 1.77 1.07
Others 1.67 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.25 1.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.04 0.94
Black 0.2 0.17
Schaaf is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Guam is ahead in terms of density. Around 21130 people have been found who wears Schaaf as their family name. Schaaf is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,754 Namibia3
14,054 China3
4,085 Bolivia3
723,167 Indonesia2
40,256 Mexico2
14,521 Portugal2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
250 Tonga2
34,681 Norway2
31,584 Peru1
897,276 Russia1
4,249 Cambodia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
174,544 Czech Republic1
8,181 Botswana1
30,360 Thailand1
11,510 Oman1
25,746 Finland1
66,560 Philippines1
38,841 Scotland1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
14,644 Tunisia1
492,292 Ukraine1
14,373 Jordan1
42,479 Greece1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,712 Sweden44
12,527 Denmark44
47,615 Spain41
1,985 Luxembourg33
838 Guam24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,768 New Zealand92
6,658 Uruguay73
31,215 Australia72
Countries with hundreds of Schaaf:
18,369 France527
17,476 South Africa347
15,781 Argentina343
11,570 Canada336
3,628 Chile288
44,967 Brazil238
5,126 Austria236
5,304 Switzerland225
15,081 Belgium119
36,041 England118
Countries with thousands of Schaaf:
5,931 United States6,589
2,268 Netherlands1,081
Countries with ten thousands of Schaaf:
656 Germany10,221
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ingrid schaaf 13th May 2019 , 8:59 AM
Comment looking for our long lasting family members...just wanna know how we got to the surname

Schaaf Namesakes

  • Ernie Schaaf, Boxer
  • Bree Schaaf, Racer
  • Frank Schaafsma, Actor
  • Alexander Schaafsma, Ice hockey player
  • Irmgard Schaaf, Dance Teacher
  • Johannes Schaaf, Film director
  • Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland
  • Johannes Schaaf, Film director
  • Sergi Schaaff, Television Director
  • Andreas van der Schaaf, Television presenter
  • In 2010 comedy movie, All American Gender Outlaw, Amy Schaaf characterized Wendy.

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