Skif Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Skif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Skif (189) may also be a first name.

Skif Last Name Facts

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

Skif (Russian: Скиф) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Skif is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Skif reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Luso-South America. Skif is also the 661,310th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 189 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil Skif is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 86 percent reside, Bahia, where 10 percent reside and Paraná, where 5 percent reside. Beside Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiff891,282/
Skaif89250/
Skief8991/
Skeif8947/
Skife899/
Skift898/
Shkif892/
Skaife80769/
Skieff8025/
Skiffe803/
Shkife801/
Shkief801/
Skiffs801/
Sckiff800/
Skeiff800/
Skef7534/
Skiv755/
Xkif751/
Skyf751/
Sqif751/
Skifova7321/
Shkaife731/
Skeef67482/
Skeff67107/
Squif6735/
Skeaf6712/
Shkiv674/
Scaif671/
Skefe671/
Skayf671/
Sckef671/
Skjdf671/
Skyff671/
Skyfe671/
Skeyf671/
Szkib671/
Skiev671/
Sqifh671/
Skiph670/

Skif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skif in the Russian language
Скифskif-

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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 Skif
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