Scanes Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Scanes Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Schans; a personal name.

Scanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4071:66,3297,905
England2241:248,74120,175
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales71:442,07621,198
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Scanes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Schans; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Scanes Last Name Facts

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

Scanes is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scanes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. The last name Scanes is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Scanes live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 66,329. In Australia Scanes is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 85 percent are found, Queensland, where 10 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Australia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Scanes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scanes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scanes surname increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scanes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scanes surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scanes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 444.03% more than the national average, earning R 1,292,820 per year; in United States they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning $33,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $47,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schanes92203/
Sceanes920/
Scaines920/
Sanes912,830/
Canes911,418/
Scane91316/
Schannes868/
Stcaines861/
Schahnes861/
Schaunes860/
Sannes832,855/
Saines831,173/
Skanes831,162/
Caunes83635/
Cannes83397/
Saunes83215/
Sanhes83128/
Caynes83121/
Sanesh83100/
Scaine8343/
Scanie8341/
Saneus8339/
Scones8334/
Seanes8310/
Scaner837/
Caness837/
Scanne834/
Scanex834/
Sanies833/
Caanes833/
Saness832/
Saanes831/
Sanees831/
Scanet831/
Scanis831/
Cañnes831/
Scaune830/
Scaney830/
Caneys830/
Schannesz802/
Scoones77529/
Skaines77375/
Schones77364/
Saneesh77239/
Skaanes77172/
Sahanes77132/
Scoines77118/
Scagnet77105/
Sanness7789/
Scanish7764/
Scoynes7759/
Cahanes7758/
Skamnes7719/
Skannes7718/
Scanner7717/
Skagnes7716/
Sganesh7713/
Schanez7713/
Scaunet7710/
Sanehes775/
Canhões774/
Scangis773/
Canesch772/
Sanneus772/
Sannies772/
Sainnes771/
Saaness771/
Saunnes771/
Sannesh771/
Saniesh771/
Canness771/
Schcane771/
Skeanes771/
Saineas771/
Scanett771/
Scannie771/
Cainesh770/
Scounes770/
Cauness770/
Squanes770/
Canneas770/
Cainees770/
Janes7324,664/
Sanez732,787/
Sones732,631/
Canez732,445/
Cones731,518/
Canis731,070/
Zanes73516/
Sanis73485/
Skane73437/
Scone73145/
Cañes7354/
Scani7312/
Scana737/
Sanés733/
Scanj731/
Caneş731/
Scany730/
Schoones71488/
Scheines7172/
Cahannes7167/
Sainneus7139/
Scooneas718/
Schainis712/
Schannès712/
Schaunis711/
Schanish711/
Schoneis711/
Schoness710/
Schanhis710/
Saunness710/
Jaynes678,276/
Jeanes673,317/
Scaini671,469/
Scanio671,204/
Jannes671,027/
Coones67665/
Sainez67581/
Scagni67580/
Saniez67564/
Connes67511/
Seanez67460/
Sainis67363/
Scanni67360/
Skaneh67354/
Coneys67288/
Jaines67216/
Janese67204/
Sanhez67199/
Skenes67145/
Sanish67144/
Cannis67130/
Janesh67122/
Seines67114/
Scoyne67113/
Skaane67113/
Schoonees67111/
Gianes67111/
Zanese6797/
Zannes6794/
Janess6782/
Zaines6779/
Sonies6779/
Soones6771/
Scanna6762/
Skaine6754/
Jamnes6754/
Janees6752/
Jaunes6752/
Seunes6752/
Sannis6751/
Janest6749/
Sonnes6746/
Counes6744/
Scoone6740/
Sonesh6739/
Cohnes6739/
Scanny6736/
Saneez6734/
Skanje6733/
Skanis6732/
Scasni6731/
Sanuis6730/
Skanie6727/
Skayne6723/
Sanois6723/
Coynes6722/
Skanne6720/
Skones6719/
Zaneis6719/
Soness6718/
Shkane6718/
Sanais6716/
Skhane6715/
Zaynes6714/
Zanesh6714/
Sconis6713/
Zanets6711/
Skagne6711/
Soines6710/
Sahnis679/
Canisz678/
Janeis678/
Sanijs678/
Cannez677/
Skaune677/
Caunis677/
Scheanish676/
Soneis676/
Sannez676/
Janets675/
Chkane675/
Zianes675/
Sanhis675/
Skeane674/
Canish674/
Coneas674/
Jasnes674/
Sconer673/
Skange673/
Janeas673/
Jagnes672/
Shcany672/
Sonees672/
Soneus672/
Saunis672/
Coneis672/
Scangi672/
Jajnes672/
Janhes672/
Scauni672/
Sanoys671/
Chcane671/
Janeys671/
Jatnes671/
Zaness671/
Sconey671/
Scaany671/
Scanid671/
Scanoy671/
Sqaney671/
Caniss671/
Sconed671/
Hskane671/
Jane's671/
Scayni671/
Scotne671/
Cainez671/
Ceynes671/
Scanha671/
Scgone671/
Sconje671/
Sanjsh671/
Jaanes671/
Coness670/
Sohnes670/
Schonheis670/
Schouness670/
Zanies670/
Caunez670/
Seanis670/
Skaney670/
Sconge670/

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