King Scott Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

King Scott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

King Scott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

King Scott Last Name Facts

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

The last name King Scott is most common in Scotland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of King Scott.

How Common Is The Last Name King Scott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of King Scott are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in Scotland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland King Scott is primarily concentrated in: West Lothian, where 100 percent live. Excluding Scotland King Scott occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingscott95546/
King-Scott9035/
Kingscote84241/
Koenig-Scott731/
Kingsgate639/
Khongsakot6055/
Kangsachat604/
Kungsachat601/
Kongsookta601/
Khongsukhotwi521/
Kangas-Kuutti521/

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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
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  • 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 King Scott
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