Scafe Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Scafe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name. According to Halliwell it means awkward. Mr. Lower says, 'Scaif', a northern provincialism for timid or fearful.

Henry Skayf, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Skave, Norfolk, ibid.

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Scafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:769,55259,828
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Jamaica1061:27,0752,083
England511:1,092,51152,584
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Scafè (2) & Scafé (1) are calculated separately.

Scafe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name. According to Halliwell it means awkward. Mr. Lower says, 'Scaif', a northern provincialism for timid or fearful.

Henry Skayf, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Skave, Norfolk, ibid.

Willelmus Skayf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Scayff, 1370: ibid.

Simon Scaif, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Scayf, 1379: ibid.

1605-6. Married — Francis Scaff, of Richmond, Yorkshire, carrier', and Christian Fossett: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Wild; Awkward; Crooked, Wry [Dialectal Northern English scafe, etc.; Dano-Norwegian skiœv, crooked, wry; Old Norse skeif-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scafe is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Scafè or Scafé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scafe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 419,303rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. Scafe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Scafe are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scafe is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 769,552. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.

Scafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scafe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scafe last name are 5.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Scafe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.2% more than the national average, earning €52,011 per year; in United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $47,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scafè932/
Scafé931/
Scaife916,085/
Scaffe91201/
Scafes91129/
Scafeş9135/
Schafe9120/
Scafer9113/
Scafee914/
Scafie912/
Scafet911/
Scafeș911/
Scaefe910/
Sceafe910/
Sscafe910/
Cafe8913,095/
Safe894,291/
Scaf89168/
Schaffe8341/
Scaffer8336/
Scaiefe8312/
Scaffee838/
Schaafe837/
Shcafer837/
Scaiffe834/
Scahfer833/
Schaife832/
Schafei832/
Schafey831/
Scaifer831/
Scheafe830/
Safei808,191/
Safie802,473/
Scaff801,558/
Safey801,389/
Safee801,029/
Saife80974/
Caffe80774/
Scafa80628/
Saffe80427/
Safeh80416/
Scafi80354/
Saufe8051/
Safea8042/
Cafee8040/
Scafs8031/
Sahfe8023/
Scofe8021/
Scaaf8015/
Saafe8012/
Skafe809/
Cafey809/
Cafeh806/
Safeu806/
Seafe805/
Cafei805/
Safhe803/
Sckaf802/
Cafej802/
Scaif801/
Cafhe801/
Ceafe801/
Scauf801/
Scafy801/
Dcafe801/
Cafeï801/
Shcaf801/
Scaft800/
Schaaffe7750/
Shcaffer776/
Schaffee773/
Shcavfer772/
Scathffe771/
Schauffe771/
Schaufeh771/
Schaffey770/
Scheaffe770/
Safieh735,522/
Caffey734,000/
Caffee733,737/
Saifee732,678/
Scaffy731,156/
Skaife73769/
Saffie73581/
Scaffa73357/
Saffee73135/
Safeih73105/
Saufee7399/
Scaffi7378/
Scaiff7350/
Saufie7339/
Saifie7332/
Scheaf7326/
Scoffe7326/
Schofe7325/
Sahfeh7321/
Sahfie7314/
Scofes7313/
Saiffe7312/
Scofea7312/
Schafi739/
Seafey738/
Safheh738/
Saffey737/
Saafee737/
Skafer736/
Scofet736/
Saffei736/
Safhee735/
Safeea735/
Saafie735/
Caufey734/
Saifei734/
Sckaff734/
Shqafe733/
Scauff733/
Saifey733/
Sa'fie733/
Saaife732/
Sahafe732/
Sauffe732/
Saufey731/
Saifeh731/
Saufea731/
Cahfey731/
Caifee731/
Hsafie731/
Sayffe731/
Scahff731/
Scaifi731/
Saffea731/
Sayfeh731/
Seafei731/
Scofer731/
Skaffe731/
Saifea731/
Sahfei731/
Saafeh731/
Saffeh731/
Safhei731/
Scaaff731/
Scaifa731/
Scäfer731/
Cahwfe731/
Saafea731/
Saf'ee731/
Saafei731/
Scaefi730/
Scoife730/
Saaffe730/
Seaffe730/
Caaffe730/
Scafft730/
Skafie730/
Sceife730/
Safi67268,287/
Safy678,784/
Cofe675,624/
Skaf674,662/
Zafe673,684/
Sofe671,754/
Cafi67884/
Scaffai67171/
Scab67127/
Jafe6770/
Shkafer6750/
Scheife6745/
Scoffie6735/
Skaffer6719/
Sqaf6716/
Scoufes6711/
Scoffer677/
Sauffee676/
Schaffi676/
Sahafie675/
Safeeie675/
Sauffie675/
Scaffid674/
Scof674/
Saiffee673/
Cahffee672/
Shcafft672/
Schaffy672/
Schafai672/
Cafy672/
Safeehh672/
Sahafej671/
Caffeey671/
Dcaffey671/
Scoffey671/
Scaff's671/
Scafová671/
Schoffe671/
Seafeah671/
Shkaife671/
Saifieh671/
Sahafeh671/
Safj671/
Safı671/
Scäffer671/
Cáfe671/
Sahffie671/
Sahhfee671/
Scav671/
Saaffee671/
Scaw670/
Schofee670/
Hcaffey670/
Scofest670/

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Scafe Reference & Research

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