Scotia Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Scotia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scotia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Scotia (206) may also be a first name.

Scotia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scotia is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Scotia.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Scotia reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Scotia is also the 630,600th most common first name in the world, borne by 206 people.

The surname Scotia is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 48 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found and Maine, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States Scotia is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Scotia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scotia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scotia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scotia last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Scotia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.36% less than the national average, earning $36,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schothia865/
Scotio833/
Scatia830/
Schatia778/
Scottio771/
Scutea6759/
Scotthyatt631/
Chkutia621/
Skathia621/
Skatija621/
Scottjoy572/
Skkhatija531/
Skatio501/

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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 Scotia
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