Scafaru Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Scafaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scafaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4481:44,8175,626
Moldova881:40,4706,147
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Scăfaru (4) are calculated separately.

Scafaru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Scafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Scafaru occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Scăfaru. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scafaru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 562,135th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Scafaru live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Scafaru is most common in Romania, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 44,817. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Vaslui County, where 24 percent reside, Iași County, where 21 percent reside and Gorj County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Romania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Scafaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scafaru surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Scafaru earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $41,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scăfaru954/
Safaru92316/
Safarau86278/
Skafaru866/
Sahfaru863/
Safaruh861/
Safairu861/
Scofaru861/
Safaaru861/
Saffaruh804/
Safarahu802/
Safaarau801/
Jafaru7740,143/
Cofaru77415/
Sofaru7783/
Zafaru7739/
Scoufarus751/
Jaafaru712,834/
Jafarou71981/
Jaffaru71106/
Jaufaru7138/
Zafarou7134/
Jafaaru7134/
Sapharu7111/
Djafaru717/
Jafarau716/
Jafarud712/
Jafairu712/
Jafauru711/
Jayfaru711/
Jafarhu711/
Jafareu711/
Saforou711/
Jaáfaru711/
Jjafaru711/
Tjafaru711/
Coffaru711/
Jafaruj711/
Djafarou674,399/
Jafarrud6729/
Ja'afaru6724/
Jaafarus671/
Jafarhou671/
Jafaarou671/
Zaffarud671/
Jaaffaru671/
Jaffarou671/
Dzhafaru671/
Jahfarou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scafaru
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