Skoufis Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Skoufis Surname User-submission:

Skoufis is a person wearing a hat, a cap or a beret. It comes from the greek word "σκουφί" (skoufi) which means a cap. It was given to an ancestor who would habitually wear his cap and it became like a trade mark and an object of identification of that individual.

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Skoufis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4241:26,1323,930
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Skoufis Surname Meaning

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Skoufis is a person wearing a hat, a cap or a beret. It comes from the greek word "σκουφί" (skoufi) which means a cap. It was given to an ancestor who would habitually wear his cap and it became like a trade mark and an object of identification of that individual.

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Skoufis Last Name Facts

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

Skoufis is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skoufis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 537,454th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. Skoufis is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Skoufis live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Skoufis is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 26,132. In Greece Skoufis is most frequent in: Attica, where 51 percent reside, Western Greece, where 33 percent reside and Thessaly, where 10 percent reside. Besides Greece it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Skoufis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skoufis last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skoufis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $50,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $53,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skoufi92330/
Skufis9217/
Skofis923/
Scoufis8654/
Skoufes8614/
Skufi8318/
Skoufa77150/
Skofic7771/
Skofei775/
Skofid771/
Skofitsch75129/
Skafish7131/
Skoficz7126/
Scoufes7111/
Skoffic717/
Skofich717/
Scofise711/
Skafi67793/
Scofi6716/
Skufe676/
Skufa673/
Skofa672/
Scufi671/
Skofe671/
Zkofi671/

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