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

The surname Skaar occurs most in Norway. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Skaar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaar? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Skaar is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 1,969 people, or 1 in 2,612. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common 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 surname expanded 4,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skaar are 10.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.49% being 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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