Skaf Surname

101,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Skaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,8241:3,091579
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Syria6991:27,6121,861
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Australia671:402,92132,505
Argentina551:777,15351,982
France451:1,476,060142,161
United Arab Emirates441:208,23314,206
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Israel221:388,98331,283
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Skaf (15) may also be a first name.

Skaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skaf (Arabic: سكاف, Russian: Скаф) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,239th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,563,180 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Skaf reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Levant. Skaf is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 1,824 people, or 1 in 3,091. In Lebanon Skaf is mostly concentrated in: North Governorate, where 42 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 17 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 15 percent live. Other than Lebanon this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live and Syria, where 15 percent live.

Skaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skaf surname is primarily Sunni (39%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Skaf are 18.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.46% more than the national average, earning R 362,304 per year; in United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $49,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaff891,754/
Skaif89250/
Skaaf8923/
Shkaf8915/
Skeaf8912/
Skhaf8910/
Skafe899/
Sckaf892/
Skasf892/
Skaft892/
Skayf891/
Skkaf891/
Skaife80769/
Skeaff8030/
Skaftå8019/
Shkaff807/
Skafså804/
Sckaff804/
Skahaf801/
Skhaaf801/
Skaffe801/
Skhaft801/
Skof75500/
Scaf75168/
Skaw75159/
Sqaf7516/
Zkaf753/
Skav752/
Xkaf752/
Skafová732/
Skafova732/
Shkaife731/
Scaff671,558/
Skoff67862/
Scafe67828/
Skeif6747/
Scafs6731/
Shkab6715/
Scaaf6715/
Skova6713/
Skoof6713/
Skavø679/
Skouf677/
Shkafova676/
Shkaw674/
Shkof672/
Skowa671/
Scauf671/
Scaif671/
Skofe671/
Shcaf671/
Squaf671/
S'kof671/
Skeyf671/
Skauw671/
Scaft670/
Skaub670/

Skaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skaf in the Russian language
Скафskaf-
Skaf in the Arabic language
سكافskaf-

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