Skeef Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Skeef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 320 | 1:60,316 | 2,845 |
| Lebanon | 70 | 1:80,530 | 5,381 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
Skeef Demographics
Average Skeef Salary in
South Africa
R 360,504
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Skeef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skeef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skeef is found most frequently in Syria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skeef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 633,196th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Skeef reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most widespread in Syria, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 60,316. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 92 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Syria Skeef occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Skeef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Skeef has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Skeef last name decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skeef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.
Skeef earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.7% more than the national average, earning R 360,504 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skef | 89 | 34 | / |
| Skeff | 80 | 107 | / |
| Skief | 80 | 91 | / |
| Skeif | 80 | 47 | / |
| Skeaf | 80 | 12 | / |
| Skyef | 80 | 9 | / |
| Skefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sckef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skeyf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sqeef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skaef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skeew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skeev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skeaff | 73 | 30 | / |
| Skieff | 73 | 25 | / |
| Skephe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Shkeev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shkief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chkeef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skheew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skeiff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skeffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Skew | 67 | 628 | / |
| Scheeff | 67 | 259 | / |
| Skhephe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Skif | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sqef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skheejw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkeebh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheepf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Skeef
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