Scaiffe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scaiffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scaiffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Scaiffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scaiffe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scaiffe? popularity and diffusion

Scaiffe is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Scaiffe is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Scaiffe live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Apart from England Scaiffe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 25 percent are found.

Scaiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scaiffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scaiffe surname contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scaife926,085/
Scaffe92201/
Scaiff9250/
Schaffe8641/
Scaffer8636/
Scaiefe8612/
Scaffee868/
Schiffe863/
Schaife862/
Scaifer861/
Scaff831,558/
Scafe83828/
Scife832/
Scaif831/
Schaaffe8050/
Shcaffer806/
Schaeffe804/
Schaffee803/
Schieffe802/
Scathffe801/
Schauffe801/
Schaffey800/
Schiffey800/
Scheaffe800/
Scaffy771,156/
Skaife77769/
Scaffa77357/
Scafes77129/
Scaffi7778/
Scaief7774/
Scafeş7735/
Schafe7720/
Scafer7713/
Scafee774/
Sckaff774/
Scauff773/
Skiffe773/
Scafie772/
Scahff771/
Scaifi771/
Sqiffe771/
Schife771/
Skaffe771/
Scaaff771/
Scafet771/
Scafeș771/
Scaifa771/
Scaefe770/
Scuiff770/
Scoife770/
Sceafe770/
Sscafe770/
Scafft770/
Sckiff770/
Sceife770/
Schiopffe752/
Scheiffee751/
Schiøpffe751/
Scaf73168/
Scheffe71471/
Scheiff71287/
Schijff71189/
Scaffai71171/
Skiffer7192/
Scheife7145/
Schaefe7140/
Skiffey7121/
Skaffer7119/
Schaafe717/
Shcafer717/
Schaffi716/
Scaffid714/
Scahfer713/
Shcafft712/
Schiffi712/
Schaffy712/
Schafei712/
Schafey711/
Schifey711/
Scaff's711/
Schiefe711/
Shkaife711/
Schäffe711/
Scäffer711/
Scheafe710/
Skaff671,754/
Skiff671,282/
Scafa67628/
Scafi67354/
Skaif67250/
Scheffey67238/
Scheffee6775/
Scafs6731/
Scaaf6715/
Skafe679/
Skife679/
Shcavfer672/
Sckaf672/
Scafè672/
Scauf671/
Scafé671/
Schaufeh671/
Schiffio671/
Scafy671/
Scheffeh671/
Shcaf671/
Scaft670/
Schoeffe670/

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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 Scaiffe
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