Scapa Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Scapa Surname Definition:

SCAPA: From Scapa (Scalpay) in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney. Magnus Scalpay who was juror on assize in Kirkwall in 1579-80 (REO., p. 150) appears in the same year as Magnus a Scapa (ibid., p. 153). Gelis Scapay, burgess of Kirkwall in 1526 is the Gelis Scelpaye, witness to an agreement of 1534-35 (ibid.

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Scapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Scapa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SCAPA: From Scapa (Scalpay) in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney. Magnus Scalpay who was juror on assize in Kirkwall in 1579-80 (REO., p. 150) appears in the same year as Magnus a Scapa (ibid., p. 153). Gelis Scapay, burgess of Kirkwall in 1526 is the Gelis Scelpaye, witness to an agreement of 1534-35 (ibid., p. 219,335). Elizabeth Scalpa occupied part of a tenement in Kirkwall in 1571 (ibid., p. 344).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Scapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scapa is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Scapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Scapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Scapa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Scapa reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 54 percent are found, Kansas, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Scapa occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Scapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scapa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scapa surname expanded 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scapa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scapa last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scapa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning R 179,016 per year and in United States they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning $35,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scappa91394/
Scapau91129/
Sczapa913/
Schapa912/
Capa8917,615/
Sapa8916,130/
Szczapa83431/
Schappa8356/
Shchapa839/
Schkapa833/
Schapai831/
Schaapa831/
Sappa809,032/
Cappa808,327/
Sapai801,349/
Sabpa801,026/
Sapay80985/
Scopa80861/
Sapha80513/
Saipa80500/
Sapau80376/
Sapah80368/
Capay80280/
Skapa80246/
Saupa80153/
Scapi80142/
Saapa80115/
Sapea80111/
Seapa8079/
Capha8070/
Sapaa8068/
Sahpa8055/
Scape8048/
Caypa8028/
Capaa8013/
Capea809/
Caapa808/
Capaj804/
Scapo803/
Capaï802/
Capșa802/
Sapfa801/
Caípa801/
Hsapa801/
Tcapa801/
Schappau771/
Schaippa771/
Scheappa771/
Scopas733,481/
Scoppa731,531/
Shkapa73655/
Sapaah73611/
Capeau73363/
Sapaih73261/
Scappi73242/
Sappay73148/
Sappah73134/
Saippa7394/
Scappe7391/
Saipah7370/
Saphai7370/
Skapas7360/
Scopaz7352/
Sapaha7348/
Scapes7345/
Saphay7334/
Schopa7328/
Saupai7327/
Schapo7320/
Sappaa7319/
Ősapay7315/
Sahapa7314/
Seapah7313/
Skhapa7312/
Saipha7312/
Sahpah7311/
Sappha739/
Saupah739/
Schape739/
Cappay738/
Ceapai737/
Cappaï737/
Seapai736/
Saappa735/
Saipai735/
Saipea735/
Saapaa734/
Sabpai734/
Szkapa734/
Scaper733/
Saaipa733/
Scappy732/
Saphaa732/
Sappai732/
Seapay731/
Schapi731/
Sajpai731/
Sahpai731/
Saupay731/
Caphaa731/
Scapio731/
Saipay731/
Sabpah731/
Sabpha731/
Saphah731/
Saphau731/
Saypah731/
Caapay731/
Caipay731/
Seabpa731/
Saypha731/
Scappo731/
Sappau731/
Saapay731/
Scaipe730/
Cappah730/
Scapie730/
Sauppa730/
Copa6729,378/
Capo6716,800/
Sopa6714,800/
Japa677,923/
Sapo673,383/
Zapa672,677/
Schappo671,014/
Cahapay67890/
Schoppa67879/
Schappe67313/
Cappeau67236/
Capó67108/
Sapahay6766/
Schappi6751/
Schappy6748/
Skhapha6741/
Sapahiy6718/
Saiphay6717/
Scopatz6714/
Cápa6714/
Schoupa678/
Sapphai677/
Szczopa676/
Shchopa675/
Saiphai675/
Schoopa674/
Sahapai674/
Shcaper672/
Sahapau672/
Capò672/
Capô672/
Sahaipa672/
Sapaaij671/
Chqaipa671/
Scapper671/
Sjjappa671/
Sahapay671/
Schaape671/
Saïhpaï671/
Seaphai671/
Saiphea671/
Schapoo671/
Saaphai671/
Schaupe670/
Scaipes670/

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