Skade Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greenland

Skade Surname Definition:

SKAID: Skaid or Scad is recorded as a surname in Braemar and Cromar in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Helene Skayde is recorded in Millades, 1583 (Aboyne, p. 159). James Skaid was tenant of the mylne ef Dunatye, 1600 (SCM., IV, p.

Read More About This Surname

Skade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6611:32,6184,169
Israel4431:19,3172,871
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Denmark1061:53,2525,465
Greenland881:641110
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skade (52) may also be a first name.

Skade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SKAID: Skaid or Scad is recorded as a surname in Braemar and Cromar in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Helene Skayde is recorded in Millades, 1583 (Aboyne, p. 159). James Skaid was tenant of the mylne ef Dunatye, 1600 (SCM., IV, p. 315). Alexander Scad, younger in Da wen, was charged with resetting members of the outlawed Clan Gregor, 1636 (RPC., 3. ser. VI p. 215). See Sked.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Skade Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skade is most common in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skade click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skade? popularity and diffusion

Skade is the 170,957th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,891,883 people. The surname Skade is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Skade live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,661 people, or 1 in 32,618. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Skade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skade has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skade surname expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skade Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skade surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Skade earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.9% less than the national average, earning R 126,180 per year and in United States they earn 72.32% more than the national average, earning $74,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaade9147/
Sckade9116/
Skaide9115/
Skkade912/
Skayde911/
Skadde911/
Skeade911/
Skadie910/
Schkade83393/
Shkhade831/
Skqader831/
Shskade831/
Shkadhe831/
Skayode831/
Skeader830/
Scade80263/
Skadi8063/
Skede8021/
Skode8020/
Skada805/
Skady801/
Zkade801/
Xkade801/
Sqade801/
Skide801/
Shkayder771/
Skeide73712/
Skodje73278/
Skaida7346/
Skodde7320/
Skajda7319/
Scader738/
Skeyde735/
Shkada733/
Skiede733/
Zkader731/
Sqaide731/
Skhadi731/
Skáder731/
Squade731/
Skaidi731/
Skaday731/
Skadai731/
Skeede730/
Skadda730/
Skaudis6753/
Shkaidy6749/
Sckeyde6717/
Sckeide6716/
Skodder676/
Skaudys675/
Skhaidy672/
Shkaduy671/
Chkader671/
Sskidde671/
Sqadieh671/
Scaader671/
Sqadeer671/
Scahder671/
Squader670/
Scheade670/
Scadder670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Skade
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis