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 occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skaar is the 123,946th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,980,311 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Skaar are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 1,969 people, or 1 in 2,612. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Skaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skaar last name grew 4,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skaar surname are 10.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.49% registered to vote for the 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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