Around the globe, شاف (Shaf 
, شاف 
, Schaaf 
) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly forename. The first name شاف is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is a rare boy's name, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare mostly male, but infrequently feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, شاف is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shaf | France, Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, Indonesia |
| شاف | Morocco, Yemen, Algeria |
| Schaaf | Germany, France, United States, Netherlands, Indonesia |