Skriver Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Skriver Surname User-submission:

This is an Afrikaans surname, meaning 'writer', 'scribe'; from the Dutch schrijver. It is a cognate with the German schreiber. The equivalent in English is Clark, and in French - Leclerc.

Skriver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,7401:3,244274
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada781:472,37940,609
Norway221:233,74025,571
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Greenland111:5,125525
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Skriver Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Afrikaans surname, meaning 'writer', 'scribe'; from the Dutch schrijver. It is a cognate with the German schreiber. The equivalent in English is Clark, and in French - Leclerc.

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Skriver Last Name Facts

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

Skriver (Russian: Скривер) is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skriver? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skriver is the 208,668th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,676,865 people. Skriver is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Skriver are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,740 people, or 1 in 3,244. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 28 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent live. Outside of Denmark Skriver exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Skriver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skriver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skriver last name grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skriver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skriver last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Skriver earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning 299,173 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $50,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skrivere9316/
Skreivere8820/
Scriver861,279/
Scriever8028/
Scrivere803/
Screiver801/
Scriveir800/
Skrywer711,226/
Scriber711,141/
Scryver711/
Screver710/
Scriwer710/
Screever6744/
Screiber6722/
Scraiber671/
Shcreiber639/
Screwer571/
Scryber570/

Skriver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skriver in the Russian language
Скриверskriver-

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