Skepp Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skepp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skepp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Skepp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skepp is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skepp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Skepp is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skepp are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Skepp is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 189,361. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Östergötland County, where 44 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Skepp is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeppe9114/
Skep89947/
Skeppås838/
Skipp801,621/
Skepe80928/
Skeip8025/
Skeps8024/
Sskep803/
Skeep801/
Skephe7317/
Sckipp7316/
Skhepe7310/
Shkeep739/
Skeepe731/
Skippe730/
Skeb673,350/
Skyp67385/
Skip6773/
Skhephe6770/
Scheppf6719/
Zkep671/
Skepova671/

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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
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  • 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 Skepp
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