Surname شاف (Shaf 
, شاف 
, Schaaf 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The family name شاف is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Maldives. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Very seldom, شاف is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shaf | France, Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, Indonesia |
| شاف | Morocco, Yemen, Algeria |
| Schaaf | Germany, France, United States, Netherlands, Indonesia |