Scaff Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Scaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:412,82335,884
Brazil5631:380,23914,527
Chile421:419,44011,239
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England101:5,571,806158,774
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Scaff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scaff occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scaff is the 253,664th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Scaff are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 878 people, or 1 in 412,823. In The United States Scaff is primarily found in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Scaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scaff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scaff last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scaff earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning $67,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaff916,205/
Scaffe91201/
Scaiff9150/
Sckaff914/
Scauff913/
Scaaff911/
Scahff911/
Scafft910/
Saff89344/
Scaf89168/
Caff8993/
Schauff83998/
Schaaff83760/
Schaiff8324/
Scaiffe834/
Shcafft832/
Scaff's831/
Scheaff830/
Skaff801,754/
Schaf80851/
Scafe80828/
Saiff80139/
Sauff80131/
Scafs8031/
Cauff8027/
Scaaf8015/
Sckaf802/
Scoff801/
Scaif801/
Shcaf801/
Scauf801/
Scaft800/
Seaff800/
Scathffe771/
Saf7550,983/
Caf751,674/
Schaaf7326,035/
Scaife736,085/
Schauf732,228/
Schoff731,509/
Skeaff7330/
Scheaf7326/
Scoffe7326/
Schapf7325/
Schaáf7311/
Shkaff737/
Scofft733/
Schawf732/
Scotff732/
Skaffe731/
Sscafe730/
Cahaff730/
Schaif730/
Saif67291,498/
Skaf674,662/
Jaff674,088/
Saaf672,343/
Seaf671,704/
Coff67466/
Sauf67358/
Soff67331/
Scheiff67287/
Zaff67250/
Schooff67242/
Safh67210/
Scab67127/
Scofftt6777/
Sahf6772/
Schopff6734/
Sqaf6716/
Capf6713/
Schahaf676/
Scottff676/
Sapf675/
Scof674/
Schouff673/
Saïf672/
Caaf672/
Zsaf672/
Cayf672/
Sawf672/
Cawf671/
Cavf671/
Scav671/
Sgaf671/
Ceaf671/
Scafová671/
Schaupf670/
Scaw670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Scaff
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