Škafar Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Škafar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5891:4,224789
Croatia271:156,61520,822
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Skafar (128) & Skáfár (6) are calculated separately.

Škafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Škafar is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Skafar or Skáfár. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Škafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Škafar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škafar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Škafar is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Slovenia Škafar is primarily concentrated in: Mura, where 56 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 24 percent are found and Drava, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skafar94128/
Skáfár836/
Shkafar7722/
Skayfar771/
Skaffar771/
Skaffare717/
Scafar676/
Skofar673/
Skuifar627/
Scafard624/
Scaffear571/
Skafford570/
Scafarova531/
Skofarova531/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Škafar
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