Skippers Surname

132,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skippers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skippers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3471:16,1872,039
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Skippers (49) may also be a first name.

Skippers Last Name Facts

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

Skippers is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skippers? popularity and diffusion

Skippers is the 132,719th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,143,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Skippers reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,347 people, or 1 in 16,187. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 86 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 5 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found. Barring South Africa Skippers occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Skippers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skippers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skippers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skippers surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skippers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.85% less than the national average, earning R 126,300 per year and in United States they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $52,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sckippers942/
Skipers9310/
Skuppers885/
Skeppers884/
Skeeppers821/
Skipars8033/
Skepers8021/
Skipors8012/
Skeepers7584/
Skeppars752/
Skeupers751/
Scheipers711,039/
Sckeepers711/
Skheepers711/
Scheeppers6718/
Skeypars631/
Schepeers591/
Shceepers591/
Schephers591/
Scheepeers561/
Jscheepers561/
Šķipars532/
Šķipors531/

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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 Skippers
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