Shkafer Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Shkafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 40 | 1:1,138,067 | 101,053 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
Shkafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shkafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shkafer (Russian: Шкафер) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shkafer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Shkafer are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,138,067. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 45 percent live, Kiev, where 18 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine it occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skafer | 92 | 6 | / |
| Skaffer | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shcafer | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shkaife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skafe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shcaefer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shcaffer | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shcavfer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skaeffer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skaife | 77 | 769 | / |
| Shkafi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Škafer | 77 | 24 | / |
| Scafer | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shqafe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Skefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skaffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skafie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shcaeffer | 75 | 5 | / |
| Scheapfer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sckaeffer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Skeffer | 71 | 39 | / |
| Scaffer | 71 | 36 | / |
| Skoffer | 71 | 30 | / |
| Scaefer | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shkafaj | 71 | 5 | / |
| Scahfer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scaifer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scafere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheafe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skopfer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scafe | 67 | 828 | / |
| Skafi | 67 | 793 | / |
| Skafa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Scaeffer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shcaffir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scaffert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcoffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaffear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkafych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Shkafer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shkafer in the Russian language | ||
| Шкафер | skafer | - |
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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 Shkafer
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