Cognomen 谢夫 (Scherf 
, 谢夫 
, Sheafe 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen 谢夫 is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and Switzerland, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Austria.