Skaaf Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Skaaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Skaaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skaaf occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Skaaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Skaaf are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Skaaf is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 47 percent live, Northern Cape, where 41 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Skaaf Last Name Statistics demography

Skaaf earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning R 210,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Skaf894,662/
Skaff801,754/
Skaif80250/
Scaaf8015/
Shkaf8015/
Skeaf8012/
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Skafe809/
Skasf802/
Skaft802/
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Skkaf801/
Skayf801/
Skaife73769/
Skeaff7330/
Skaftå7319/
Shkaff737/
Skafså734/
Sckaff734/
Scaaff731/
Skaffe731/
Skhaft731/
Skof67500/
Scaf67168/
Skaw67159/
Sqaf6716/
Zkaf673/
Xkaf672/
Skafova672/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Skaaf
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