Skarpa Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Skarpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skarpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1521:72,89312,269
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Škarpa (394) are calculated separately.

Skarpa Last Name Facts

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

Skarpa (Georgian: სკარპა, Russian: Скарпа) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Škarpa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skarpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skarpa is the 883,255th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Skarpa live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 72,893. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 44 percent live, Western Greece, where 14 percent live and Peloponnese, where 14 percent live. Aside from Greece it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Skarpa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skarpa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skarpa last name rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skarpa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skarpa surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skarpa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $45,573 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škarpa94394/
Skarpas92107/
Shkarpa9248/
Skarpaas8677/
Shkarpat861/
Skarpass861/
Scarpa839,514/
Skorpa8329/
Skarpe8318/
Skarpi831/
Scarpat77425/
Skarpou7772/
Skarped7730/
Scarppa777/
Skarpho777/
Skarpis776/
Skorpad775/
Scarpas772/
Skorpea771/
Skarpeid71173/
Shkarpet7167/
Scarpatt7142/
Szkarpij7120/
Shkarpyi7111/
Scarppat713/
Shkorpad712/
Shkarpei712/
Scarpath711/
Szkorpad711/
Scarpait711/
Scarpi67844/
Scarpo6789/
Scarpe6787/
Skorpe6764/
Škorpa6746/
Skorpi6745/
Scarpy6733/
Scorpa6719/
Scarpê671/
Skorpo671/

Skarpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skarpa in the Georgian language
სკარპაskarpa-
Skarpa in the Russian language
Скарпаskarpa-

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