Skiff Surname
Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname
Skiff Surname Definition:
A U.S. name. Perhaps from Anglo-Saxon scife, scyfe, a precipice.
Skiff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,246 | 1:290,898 | 26,994 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 529 | 1:94,931 | 9,707 |
Skiff (37) may also be a first name.
Skiff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A U.S. name. Perhaps from Anglo-Saxon scife, scyfe, a precipice.
Skiff Demographics
Average Male Skiff Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Skiff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skiff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skiff is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skiff? popularity and diffusion
Skiff is the 297,301st most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,684,513 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Skiff reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Skiff is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 290,898. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Skiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skiff last name rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skiff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Skiff surname are 20.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.79% being registered with the political party.
Skiff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $43,075 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skieff | 91 | 25 | / |
| Skiffe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Skiffs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sckiff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skeiff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skif | 89 | 33 | / |
| Skaif | 80 | 250 | / |
| Skeff | 80 | 107 | / |
| Skief | 80 | 91 | / |
| Skeif | 80 | 47 | / |
| Skife | 80 | 9 | / |
| Skift | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shkif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skyff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skaife | 73 | 769 | / |
| Scaiff | 73 | 50 | / |
| Skeaff | 73 | 30 | / |
| Squiff | 73 | 14 | / |
| Shkief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sqiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skeffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scuiff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scheiff | 67 | 287 | / |
| Schijff | 67 | 189 | / |
| Skef | 67 | 34 | / |
| Skifova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Skiv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scaiffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xkif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sqif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkaife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Squieff | 67 | 1 | / |
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