Scriba Surname

422,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Scriba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scriba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4111:195,87722,591
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Romania411:489,70437,604
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia271:999,84158,390
France261:2,554,720189,486
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Șcriba (1) are calculated separately.

Scriba Last Name Facts

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

Scriba occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Șcriba. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scriba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 422,941st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,898,102 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Scriba are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Scriba is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 195,877. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Scriba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scriba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 947 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scriba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scriba surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered with the party.

The amount Scriba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.48% more than the national average, earning R 374,232 per year; in United States they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $51,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $42,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Șcriba941/
Scribas922/
Schriba920/
Criba91180/
Sriba9126/
Scribaux8616/
Schkriba867/
Schreiba861/
Skriba83550/
Scribe83486/
Scriva83221/
Shriba8345/
Sribas8321/
Scribi8319/
Scryba8313/
Sribai836/
Chriba836/
Sribad835/
Scribo832/
Sribau832/
Sreiba831/
Sriboa831/
Scriby830/
Schkrioba8017/
Schribaux801/
Scriber771,141/
Shribas77397/
Scribot77183/
Chraiba77172/
Shribai7758/
Shribad7748/
Schryba7736/
Shkriba7719/
Szkriba7712/
Scribes778/
Scrivat774/
Chribat774/
Schribe772/
Sribast772/
Schreba771/
Sribash771/
Skribai771/
Shribat771/
Skribas771/
Sreibaa771/
Sribass771/
Sribhat771/
Shrieba770/
Scribet770/
Schriva770/
Schkrrioba750/
Zriba73390/
Creba7377/
Sriva7338/
Sreba739/
Cribo734/
Shreibah71146/
Screiber7122/
Shribhas7118/
Schreibe7117/
Shribash714/
Shribhat713/
Shkrioba711/
Scribodh711/
Shribaas711/
Shribahe711/
Shribast711/
Shribhau711/
Shchreba711/
Schkreba711/
Scraiber711/
Shriva675,304/
Scrivo671,395/
Scrive67376/
Skreba67128/
Crebay6765/
Skribe6759/
Skryba6742/
Škriba6726/
Shryba6718/
Sraiva6711/
Shcreiber679/
Sribou679/
Zreiba678/
Sreeba677/
Zrieba675/
Skribo674/
Srivai674/
Šraiba674/
Skriva672/
Crebau671/
Shribo671/
Jraiba671/
Zrhiba671/
Zribai671/
Djriba671/
Croyba671/
Sriboo671/
Sribot671/
Schreibeo670/
Schreibee670/
Scrivy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scriba
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