Scheepers Surname
Approximately 34,619 people bear this surname
Scheepers Surname Definition:
“Shepherd” in Dutch. Compare Schafer in German.
Read More About This SurnameScheepers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 28,484 | 1:1,902 | 236 |
| Netherlands | 3,126 | 1:5,402 | 570 |
| Belgium | 932 | 1:12,335 | 1,843 |
| Germany | 621 | 1:129,638 | 15,793 |
| Namibia | 270 | 1:8,924 | 1,724 |
| England | 252 | 1:221,103 | 18,649 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Australia | 149 | 1:181,179 | 18,282 |
| Thailand | 128 | 1:551,862 | 94,667 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Scheepers (100) may also be a first name.
Scheepers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Shepherd” in Dutch. Compare Schafer in German.
User-submitted Reference
Dutch name for native boat-owners in Indonesia. Mainly Christians adapted this name and emigrated to South Africa.
- Johannes Heinz MichelsScheepers Demographics
Average Scheepers Salary in
United States
$55,843 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scheepers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scheepers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scheepers occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scheepers? popularity and diffusion
Scheepers is the 16,092nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 210,507 people. The surname Scheepers is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Scheepers are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 100 people.
Scheepers is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 28,484 people, or 1 in 1,902. In South Africa Scheepers is most common in: Gauteng, where 27 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.
Scheepers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scheepers has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Scheepers last name expanded 25,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Scheepers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Scheepers are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Scheepers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.48% more than the national average, earning R 331,452 per year; in United States they earn 29.42% more than the national average, earning $55,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $56,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheeppers | 95 | 18 | / |
| Scheepeers | 95 | 1 | / |
| Jscheepers | 95 | 1 | / |
| Schepers | 94 | 17,756 | / |
| Sheepers | 94 | 12 | / |
| Sceepers | 94 | 7 | / |
| Scheipers | 89 | 1,039 | / |
| Scheppers | 89 | 715 | / |
| Schiepers | 89 | 633 | / |
| Schaepers | 89 | 135 | / |
| Schepeers | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sxheepers | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shceepers | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schephers | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seepers | 88 | 55 | / |
| Shepers | 88 | 15 | / |
| Chepers | 88 | 13 | / |
| Ceepers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scepers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schoeppers | 84 | 7 | / |
| Schieppers | 84 | 2 | / |
| Schäpers | 82 | 1,089 | / |
| Schapers | 82 | 230 | / |
| Sheppers | 82 | 17 | / |
| Schipers | 82 | 15 | / |
| Cheipers | 82 | 11 | / |
| Shephers | 82 | 11 | / |
| Schépers | 82 | 6 | / |
| Schepars | 82 | 2 | / |
| Schepors | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sepers | 80 | 463 | / |
| Schoephoers | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cepers | 80 | 3 | / |
| Schippers | 78 | 10,602 | / |
| Schoppers | 78 | 336 | / |
| Schappers | 78 | 10 | / |
| Schaapers | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schyppers | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheappers | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shipers | 75 | 106 | / |
| Siepers | 75 | 45 | / |
| Sephers | 75 | 40 | / |
| Shapers | 75 | 28 | / |
| Cephers | 75 | 20 | / |
| Seppers | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chipers | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sepehrs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ceppers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sepears | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seipers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scyphers | 71 | 275 | / |
| Shippers | 71 | 107 | / |
| Ceuppers | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shephars | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shoppers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scippers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shappers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehppers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cyhphers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schapars | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sciphers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chyphers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shapfers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Siepiers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cypers | 67 | 606 | / |
| Sopers | 67 | 107 | / |
| Sipers | 67 | 77 | / |
| Sapers | 67 | 69 | / |
| Cipers | 67 | 37 | / |
| Zepers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Separs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheppirse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sypers | 67 | 0 | / |
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