Skefu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Skefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Skefu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skefu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Skefu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skefu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Skefu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Skefu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Skefu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 47 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Beside South Africa Skefu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Skefu Last Name Statistics demography

Skefu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.15% less than the national average, earning R 156,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skhefu913/
Skafu8044/
Skofu805/
Skephu734/
Skyfou731/
Skhofu731/
Skhafu731/
Skhephu673/
Scafu6022/
Scofu606/
Skaphu553/
Schiffu501/

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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 Skefu
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