Skeffers Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Skeffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4441:122,02214,442
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Barbados11:287,4482,772
England11:55,718,059489,080

Skeffers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skeffers occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeffers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 640,141st most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Skeffers are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 122,022. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa Skeffers exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Guyana, where 2 percent are found.

Skeffers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skeffers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 51.15% less than the national average, earning R 116,088 per year and in United States they earn 36.72% less than the national average, earning $27,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sckeffers943/
Skefers931/
Skiffers8843/
Skaffers887/
Skeffirs882/
Skoffers881/
Skyfers801/
Skefors801/
Scheiffers7816/
Scheaffers7814/
Scheeffers781/
Scaffers755/
Schiffers712,372/
Scheifers7156/
Scheefers7135/
Scheafers711/
Schijffers6727/
Scofers671/
Schifers630/
Schephers591/
Scafars530/

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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 Skeffers
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