Skapars Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Skapars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skapars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2971:6,903960
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Škapars (2) are calculated separately.

Skapars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skapars is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Škapars. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skapars? popularity and diffusion

Skapars is the 788,513th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname Skapars is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Skapars are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Skapars is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 6,903. In Latvia Skapars is most numerous in: Latgale, where 49 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 41 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Skapars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skapars surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Skapars earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.2% more than the national average, earning $62,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škapars952/
Shkapars933/
Skaparss931/
Skapers861/
Skeppars802/
Skeypars801/
Skepers7121/
Skeepers6784/
Skeppers674/
Skeupers671/
Scappers670/
Skheepers631/
Skeeppers631/
Sckeepers631/
Scoopers532/
Scoppers531/

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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 Skapars
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