Skeyer Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Skeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4401:5,4761,040
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France11:66,422,722504,397

Skeyer Last Name Facts

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

Skeyer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 668,257th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. Skeyer is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Skeyer are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 5,476. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: ǁKaras Region, where 64 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 26 percent reside and Zambezi Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Skeyer Last Name Statistics demography

Skeyer earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.4% less than the national average, earning R 60,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeer91716/
Skyer91164/
Skayer8328/
Shkeer8310/
Skeier836/
Skeerh831/
Skeehr831/
Skkeer831/
Skeyir831/
Skoyer830/
Sckayer771/
Skhayer771/
Skeyard771/
Skaer73466/
Skier73166/
Skeir7339/
Zkeer735/
Skoyr731/
Skear731/
Skuer730/
Sqyer730/
S'Kheier716/
S'Khayer711/
Scheeyer710/
Scoyer67123/
Skehar6747/
Squyer6733/
Skower6728/
Shkeir6717/
Skayir6714/
Sckaer6711/
Skaier678/
Skeare676/
Shkier674/
Zkheer673/
Shkear673/
Shqeer672/
Skheir672/
Shkeyrova672/
Scayer671/
Skeire671/
Skuier671/
Skeiar670/
Squeer670/

Skeyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skeyer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr33.33
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr33.33
ﺳﻘﻴﺮsqyr33.33

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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
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  • 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 Skeyer
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