Eskild Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Eskild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eskild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
Denmark111:513,15632,022
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Eskild (1,087) may also be a first name.

Eskild Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eskild is found most in Norway. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eskild? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eskild is the 2,255,512th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Eskild live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia. Eskild is also the 242,116th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,087 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 85 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 10 percent reside and Central Norway, where 2 percent reside. Besides Norway Eskild exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Eskild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eskild has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eskild surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eskild Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Eskild earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning 378,591 kr per year and in United States they earn 109.41% more than the national average, earning $90,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskildt9211/
Eskilt8356/
Askild8318/
Askildt7758/
Edsköld774/
Asskildt7138/
Hedsköld7134/
Hedskøld711/
Heskelt621/
Escheld621/
Haskilt621/
Höjskeld5710/
Hischild574/
Haiskeld570/

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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 Eskild
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