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/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scaiffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scaiffe is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Scaiffe are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Scaiffe is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and New Zealand, where 25 percent reside.

Scaiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scaiffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Scaiffe surname declined 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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