Scaiff Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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]
Scaiff Demographics
Average Scaiff Salary in
England
£26,180
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Scaiff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scaiff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scaiff has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Scaiff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Scaiff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Scaiff reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 82 percent live and British Columbia, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and Wales, where 10 percent live.
Scaiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scaiff has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scaiff surname rose 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.
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Footnotes
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