Shkiper Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shkiper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkiper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Shkiper (33) may also be a first name.

Shkiper Last Name Facts

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

Shkiper (Russian: Шкипер) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkiper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Shkiper are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Shkiper is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 33 people.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia Shkiper is most frequent in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent reside and Transnistria, where 3 percent reside.

Shkiper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shkiper last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shkiper last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.42% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiper92121/
Schkieper881/
Skipper8618,405/
Skipier862/
Skitper861/
Skipher861/
Shkiperova82105/
Scheiper80408/
Schipfer80354/
Shchiper8048/
Skipperø8018/
Schipher801/
Sckipper801/
Skeper7725/
Skuper772/
Schkeeper7534/
Schippper752/
Skiperova751/
Scchipper751/
Schippfer751/
Scheipfer750/
Scheipper750/
Skepper71303/
Shkyperova719/
Skeeper717/
Skepere712/
Skupper711/
Skypper711/
Squiper710/
Skippir710/
Skeperd710/
Shcheper6739/
Schepfer672/
Schepher671/
Scheaper670/
Scheapfer631/
Scheepher630/
Scupper571/

Shkiper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkiper in the Russian language
Шкиперskiper-

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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 Shkiper
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