Ščap Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ščap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ščap 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
Slovenia1511:16,4753,846
Croatia171:248,74126,882

The alternate forms: Šćap (10) & Scap (47) are calculated separately.

Ščap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ščap has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may be rendered as a variant: Šćap or Scap. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ščap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,333,288th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Ščap occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ščap live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Ščap is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 16,475. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Mura, where 60 percent reside, Drava, where 13 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 13 percent reside. Besides Slovenia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 10 percent reside.

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
Šćap9210/
Scap8347/
Ščop751/
Ščapova731/
Škapa67180/
Ščrba673/

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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 Ščap
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