Skaf Surname
Approximately 4,662 people bear this surname
Skaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,824 | 1:3,091 | 579 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Syria | 699 | 1:27,612 | 1,861 |
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Brazil | 257 | 1:832,974 | 30,116 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 44 | 1:208,233 | 14,206 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Skaf (15) may also be a first name.
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Skaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skaf (Arabic: سكاف, Russian: Скаф) is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Skaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Skaf is the 101,239th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,563,180 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequent forename worldwide, held by 15 people.
Skaf is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,824 people, or 1 in 3,091. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: North Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 17 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Besides Lebanon it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Syria, where 15 percent are found.
Skaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Skaf surname is chiefly Sunni (39%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Skaf surname are 18.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.67% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skaff | 89 | 1,754 | / |
| Skaif | 89 | 250 | / |
| Skaaf | 89 | 23 | / |
| Shkaf | 89 | 15 | / |
| Skeaf | 89 | 12 | / |
| Skhaf | 89 | 10 | / |
| Skafe | 89 | 9 | / |
| Sckaf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Skasf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Skaft | 89 | 2 | / |
| Skayf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Skkaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Skaife | 80 | 769 | / |
| Skeaff | 80 | 30 | / |
| Skaftå | 80 | 19 | / |
| Shkaff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Skafså | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sckaff | 80 | 4 | / |
| Skahaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skhaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skaffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skhaft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skof | 75 | 500 | / |
| Scaf | 75 | 168 | / |
| Skaw | 75 | 159 | / |
| Sqaf | 75 | 16 | / |
| Zkaf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Skav | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xkaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Skafová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skafova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shkaife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scaff | 67 | 1,558 | / |
| Skoff | 67 | 862 | / |
| Scafe | 67 | 828 | / |
| Skeif | 67 | 47 | / |
| Scafs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shkab | 67 | 15 | / |
| Scaaf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Skova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Skoof | 67 | 13 | / |
| Skavø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Skouf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shkafova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shkaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shkof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Squaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'kof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skaub | 67 | 0 | / |
Skaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skaf in the Russian language | ||
| Скаф | skaf | - |
| Skaf in the Arabic language | ||
| سكاف | skaf | - |
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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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- 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 Skaf
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