Scheepers Surname

16,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Scheepers Surname Definition:

“Shepherd” in Dutch. Compare Schafer in German.

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Scheepers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa28,4841:1,902236
Netherlands3,1261:5,402570
Belgium9321:12,3351,843
Germany6211:129,63815,793
Namibia2701:8,9241,724
England2521:221,10318,649
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Thailand1281:551,86294,667
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
France461:1,443,972140,296
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Dutch name for native boat-owners in Indonesia. Mainly Christians adapted this name and emigrated to South Africa.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

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.

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