Skeper Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skeper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skeper Last Name Facts

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

Skeper (Russian: Скепер) is found most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Skeper live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Skeper is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 53 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 47 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Skeper exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Skeper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skeper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skeper last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skeper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skeper surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skeper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.22% less than the national average, earning R 142,056 per year and in United States they earn 26% less than the national average, earning $31,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skepper92303/
Skeeper927/
Skepere922/
Skeperd920/
Skaper83220/
Skiper83121/
Skoper833/
Schkeeper8034/
Schkieper801/
Skipper7718,405/
Shkiper77174/
Shkaper7734/
Skapper779/
Scaeper772/
Skipier772/
Skypper771/
Skipher771/
Skitper771/
Skopfer770/
Scheiper71408/
Shcheper7139/
Skipperø7118/
Schepfer712/
Sckipper711/
Schepher711/
Scoepfer711/
Scheaper710/
Škaper67187/
Scoper6763/
Skapér6757/
Scaper673/
Skiperova671/
Scheapfer671/
Scheipfer670/
Scheepher670/
Scheipper670/

Skeper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skeper in the Russian language
Скеперskeper-

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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 Skeper
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