Skand Forename

318,141st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Skand Forename User-submission:

The name Skand comes from the Hindu Mythology, where it was the first name of the Lord Kartikey, the younger brother of Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Shiva. It represents a person with helpful and kind nature.

Skand also means 'branch of a tree', which symbolises growth, health, and prosperity.

Skand Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
6031:2,014,723104,862
Nepal
93%
 
221:1,294,88024,945
Afghanistan
80%
 
181:1,812,41816,974
United States-111:32,957,907231,234
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Skand (106) may also be a surname.

Skand Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Skand comes from the Hindu Mythology, where it was the first name of the Lord Kartikey, the younger brother of Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Shiva. It represents a person with helpful and kind nature.

Skand also means 'branch of a tree', which symbolises growth, health, and prosperity.

- skand007

Skand Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skandh91155/
Skannd911/
Skandd911/
Shkand911/
Skanndh831/
Skant8031/
Scand805/
Skanth738/
Scandh732/
Skante731/
Shkant731/
Suwakanda715/
Sukanyada712/
Skaynet675/
Skainet672/
Saknida671/
Skajnet671/
Shshkant621/
Scond603/
Skhondova571/
Shgeekant571/
Scante553/
Scangy551/
Chqand551/
Chkanth501/
Skeinet501/

Skand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skand in the Russian language
Скандskand-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Skand