Skaif Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Skaif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skaif Last Name Facts

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

Skaif is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Skaif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,014,722nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. Skaif is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Skaif reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

Skaif is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Other than Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Syria, where 1 percent are found.

Skaif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skaif has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaife91769/
Skaf894,662/
Skif8933/
Shkaife831/
Skaff801,754/
Skiff801,282/
Skief8091/
Skeif8047/
Skaaf8023/
Shkaf8015/
Skeaf8012/
Skhaf8010/
Skafe809/
Skife809/
Skift808/
Shkif802/
Skaft802/
Skasf802/
Sckaf802/
Skaef801/
Skkaf801/
Skayf801/
Scaif801/
Scaife736,085/
Scaief7374/
Scaiff7350/
Skeaff7330/
Skieff7325/
Skaftå7319/
Shkaff737/
Chkaif734/
Skafså734/
Sckaff734/
Skiffe733/
Skaffe731/
Skhaaf731/
Shkief731/
Shkife731/
Skahaf731/
Skiffs731/
Skhaft731/
Sckiff730/
Skeiff730/
Scaf67168/
Skaw67159/
Skef6734/
Skifova6721/
Sqaf6716/
Scaiefe6712/
Skiv675/
Scaiffe674/
Zkaf673/
Xkaf672/
Skafova672/
Skav672/
Skafová672/
Xkif671/
Sqif671/
Shkhaib671/
Skyf671/

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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
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  • 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 Skaif
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