Skiffer Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skiffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Skiffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skiffer is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Skiffer are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Skiffer is primarily found in: California, where 40 percent are found, Mississippi, where 33 percent are found and Louisiana, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Skiffer is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Skiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skiffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 742 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skiffer last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skiffer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.79% less than the national average, earning $25,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skieffer933/
Skiffe923/
Skifer923/
Skeffer8639/
Skiffey8621/
Skife839/
Shciffer801/
Skaife77769/
Skiefe772/
Skefer771/
Shkife771/
Skifie771/
Sqiffe771/
Skiffy771/
Scheiffer75435/
Schiffher751/
Schifer71310/
Scaiffe714/
Schiffe713/
Scuffer712/
Scaifer711/
Skeffir711/
Scäffer711/
Shkaife711/
Skipher711/
Schipfer67354/
Skifa67173/
Skiffich677/
Skifi672/
Scgeffer672/
Skefe671/
Skyfe671/
Schcifer671/
Schiffey670/

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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 Skiffer
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