Škaper Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škaper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Škaper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1821:13,6693,266
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Skaper (220) & Skapér (57) are calculated separately.

Škaper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Škaper has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Skaper or Skapér. Click here to see other possible spellings of Škaper.

How Common Is The Last Name Škaper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Škaper reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 13,669. In Slovenia Škaper is primarily found in: Mura, where 62 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 16 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaper94220/
Skapér8957/
Shkaper7734/
Skapper779/
Škapa73180/
Skape739/
Skeper6725/
Skapes6724/
Scaper673/
Skoper673/
Skapie671/

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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 Škaper
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