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 is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skaaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Skaaf occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Skaaf live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 41 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Skaaf is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.

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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Skaff801,754/
Skaif80250/
Scaaf8015/
Shkaf8015/
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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/
Skav672/
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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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