Skrywer Surname
Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname
Skrywer 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.
Skrywer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1,208 | 1:1,995 | 292 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Skrywer 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.
- stericsSkrywer Demographics
Average Skrywer Salary in
South Africa
R 91,368
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Skrywer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skrywer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skrywer is found most in Namibia. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skrywer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 307,971st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Skrywer live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,208 people, or 1 in 1,995. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Khomas Region, where 42 percent live, Omaheke Region, where 19 percent live and ǁKaras Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Namibia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Skrywer Last Name Statistics demography
Skrywer earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.55% less than the national average, earning R 91,368 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekryer | 86 | 48 | / |
| Sakryer | 86 | 31 | / |
| Sykryer | 86 | 15 | / |
| Sekryeru | 80 | 53 | / |
| Sykryeru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sikrwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakryeru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekryera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sckroyer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skårer | 77 | 54 | / |
| Skorer | 77 | 16 | / |
| Skrera | 77 | 3 | / |
| Skrier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakrer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekriyeru | 75 | 2 | / |
| Skriver | 71 | 1,982 | / |
| Skaarer | 71 | 194 | / |
| Sekrier | 71 | 118 | / |
| Sikrwar | 71 | 112 | / |
| Skwerer | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sikrier | 71 | 17 | / |
| Skriewe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Skwarer | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sukurer | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sakarer | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sakrier | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sikrera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scryver | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakorer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakrwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Screwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekryar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukreri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scwryer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skorera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikarwr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Syekriyeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skreiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scryber | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scriwer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skearer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sikarwar | 67 | 2,859 | / |
| Sekrieru | 67 | 418 | / |
| Sakarwar | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sikrawar | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sakrawar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sikarera | 67 | 20 | / |
| Skrivere | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sakarera | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sikrieru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shkrybei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sukarwar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sukrawar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakharer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sukurwar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skariyar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekrieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaroyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaryuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikrawra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikrewar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukrewar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokjarer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokorowr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukhreer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakurwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakorera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekarere | 67 | 1 | / |
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