Skafar Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Skafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Škafar (618) & Skáfár (6) are calculated separately.

Skafar Last Name Facts

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

Skafar (Russian: Скафарь) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Škafar or Skáfár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skafar is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Skafar live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia it is mostly found in: Stavropol Krai, where 63 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Ukraine, where 19 percent live.

Skafar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skafar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škafar94618/
Shkafar9222/
Skaffar921/
Skayfar921/
Skáfár896/
Skaffare867/
Scafar836/
Skofar833/
Skuifar777/
Scafard774/
Scaffear711/
Skafford710/
Skofarova671/
Scafarova671/
Scaffor621/
Scafford572/
Scawford571/
Scadfford530/

Skafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skafar in the Russian language
Скафарьskafar-

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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 Skafar
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