Skafte Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Skafte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 678 | 1:8,326 | 760 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Skafte Demographics
Average Skafte Salary in
United States
$36,080 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skafte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skafte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skafte occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skafte.
How Common Is The Last Name Skafte? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 406,613th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Skafte live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Skafte is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 8,326. In Denmark Skafte is most common in: Region Zealand, where 34 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 16 percent reside. Besides Denmark it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.
Skafte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Skafte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Skafte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Skafte last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Skafte earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning 395,530 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $36,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,034 CAD per year.
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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 Skafte
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