Skafe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Qatar

Skafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Skafe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skafe is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skafe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Skafe is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Skafe are found; 33 percent are found in West Asia and 22 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Skafe is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Skafe is most frequent in: Amazonas, where 50 percent are found and São Paulo, where 50 percent are found. Barring Brazil Skafe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Skafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skafe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaife91769/
Skafer916/
Skaffe911/
Skafie910/
Skaf894,662/
Shkafer8350/
Skaffer8319/
Shkaife831/
Skaff801,754/
Scafe80828/
Skafi80793/
Skaif80250/
Skafa80116/
Skaaf8023/
Shkaf8015/
Skeaf8012/
Skhaf8010/
Skife809/
Skasf802/
Skaft802/
Sckaf802/
Skofe801/
Skkaf801/
Skayf801/
Skefe801/
Scaife736,085/
Scaffe73201/
Scafes73129/
Scafeş7335/
Skeaff7330/
Shkafi7327/
Škafer7324/
Skaftå7319/
Skaffy7319/
Skofey7317/
Scafer7313/
Shkaff737/
Skofei735/
Sckaff734/
Scafee734/
Skafså734/
Shqafe733/
Skiffe733/
Scafie732/
Skiefe732/
Skahaf731/
Shkife731/
Skhaaf731/
Scafeș731/
Scafet731/
Shkefe731/
Skhafi731/
Skafay731/
Skaifi731/
Skhaft731/
Skafiy731/
Scaefe730/
Sscafe730/
Skof67500/
Scaf67168/
Skaw67159/
Scaffer6736/
Skafish6731/
Skoffer6730/
Skiffey6721/
Sqaf6716/
Skoufes6714/
Scaiefe6712/
Scaffee678/
Shcafer677/
Shkafaj675/
Scaiffe674/
Zkaf673/
Scahfer673/
Skafová672/
Skav672/
Skafova672/
Xkaf672/
Scaifer671/
Skaifii671/
Skopfer670/
Scheafe670/

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Skafe Reference & Research

Scaife DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Scaife FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Skafe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis