Skaar Surname

123,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,9691:2,612232
United States1,5211:238,30322,816
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Canada431:856,87466,382
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Skaar Last Name Facts

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

Skaar is found most in Norway. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,946th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,980,311 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Skaar reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 1,969 people, or 1 in 2,612. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent live and Southern Norway, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Skaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skaar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skaar last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Skaar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning 363,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaare91467/
Skahar9119/
Skar892,043/
Skaarød835/
Skare801,553/
Shkar80411/
Skaur80226/
Skarr80211/
Skair8069/
Skhar8029/
Skarz8015/
Scaar8014/
Skarå8010/
S'Kar809/
Åskar806/
Skarø805/
Sckar802/
Skahr801/
Skcar801/
Skkar801/
Skear801/
Skarre7348/
Shkair7330/
Skarph7320/
Shkhar7318/
Skhair7311/
Skeare736/
Skhare734/
Shkear733/
Shkaur733/
Shkard732/
Skkair731/
Skardå731/
Szkarz731/
Scaarp730/
Skaharova711/
Skor67372/
Scar6745/
Sqar6739/
Schkair6732/
Skattør6721/
Skarova679/
Zkar675/
Shkhare675/
Shkhair674/
Shıkhar671/
Åsskard671/
Shskhar671/
Shshkar671/
S'Kaire671/
Scahart670/

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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 Skaar
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