Scaiff Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Scaiff Surname Definition:

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

Scaiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England171:3,277,533109,658
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Scaiff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Scaiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scaiff occurs most in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scaiff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Scaiff are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada Scaiff is most frequent in: Ontario, where 82 percent reside and British Columbia, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Canada this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent reside and Wales, where 10 percent reside.

Scaiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scaiff has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scaiff Last Name Statistics demography

Scaiff earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $53,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaiff9224/
Scaiffe924/
Scaff911,558/
Saiff91139/
Sciff915/
Scaif911/
Schiff838,959/
Schaff836,205/
Scaife836,085/
Scaffe83201/
Scaief8374/
Sckaff834/
Scauff833/
Scahff831/
Scaaff831/
Scuiff830/
Schaif830/
Scafft830/
Sckiff830/
Saif80291,498/
Siff80558/
Saff80344/
Scaf80168/
Caff8093/
Scif807/
Ciff801/
Schauff77998/
Schaaff77760/
Scheiff77287/
Schaeff77226/
Schijff77189/
Schieff7720/
Scaiefe7712/
Shcafft772/
Scaff's771/
Schioff771/
Scheaff770/
Skaff731,754/
Skiff731,282/
Saief731,008/
Schaf73851/
Scafe73828/
Sieff73429/
Seiff73277/
Skaif73250/
Schif73230/
Saaif73199/
Sauff73131/
Scafs7331/
Cauff7327/
Saiaf7327/
Zaiff7324/
Scaaf7315/
Saiuf734/
Saiof733/
Sayif733/
Sckaf732/
Caief731/
Scauf731/
Sceff731/
Sceif731/
Soiff731/
Caipf731/
Shcaf731/
Cuiff731/
Scaft730/
Seaff730/
Schuijff7171/
Scathffe711/
Saf6750,983/
Schaaf6726,035/
Sif675,552/
Schauf672,228/
Caf671,674/
Scheff671,627/
Skaife67769/
Schijf67717/
Schäff67393/
Cif67362/
Schaef67264/
Schief67198/
Schyff67153/
Schipf67120/
Skeaff6730/
Scheaf6726/
Skieff6725/
Schapf6725/
Squiff6714/
Schaáf6711/
Scheif678/
Schuif678/
Shkaff677/
Sajeff674/
Chkaif674/
Saieef674/
Skiffe673/
Schawf672/
Saioof671/
Saiphf671/
Saihuf671/
Scoift671/
Skiffs671/
Shcaef671/
Sqiffe671/
Skaffe671/
Sayief671/
Chqaif671/
Sa'aif671/
Scoife670/
Skeiff670/
Sscafe670/
Sehaff670/
Scaiph670/
Cahaff670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scaiff
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