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 | Netherlands, United States, Pakistan, France, Indonesia |
| شاف | Algeria, Morocco, Yemen |
| Schaaf | Netherlands, United States, Germany, France, Indonesia |