Skof Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Skof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2841:29,9844,831
Canada661:558,26746,632
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Škof (1,460) are calculated separately.

Skof Last Name Facts

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

Skof (Russian: Скоф) is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Škof. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skof is the 616,129th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. Skof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Skof live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 29,984. In Austria Skof is most frequent in: Vienna, where 27 percent reside, Carinthia, where 23 percent reside and Styria, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Austria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Skof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skof are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skof earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning $34,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning $61,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škof921,460/
Skoff89862/
Skoof8913/
Skouf897/
Shkof892/
S'kof891/
Skofe891/
Shkopf8011/
Sckopf801/
Shkoff801/
Skhoof801/
Skov759,167/
Skaf754,662/
Skow752,002/
Scof754/
Xkof751/
Zkof751/
Sqof751/
Skofová732/
Skaff671,754/
Skouv6726/
Skaaf6723/
Scofe6721/
Shkov6718/
Shkaf6715/
Skova6713/
Skouw6713/
Skoow6712/
Skhaf6710/
Skafe679/
Skovø677/
Øskov674/
Skaft672/
Skasf672/
Scotf672/
Sckaf672/
Skowa671/
Scoff671/
Skovp671/
Scoft671/
Scoof671/
Scopf671/
Skuov671/
Skhov671/
Skoov671/
Åskov671/
Skkaf671/
Szkob671/
Skows670/

Skof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skof in the Russian language
Скофskof-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skof
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