Skaftun Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skaftun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaftun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway681:75,62210,585
United States121:30,204,911765,334

Skaftun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaftun is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaftun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skaftun is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Skaftun live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 75,622. In Norway Skaftun is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 85 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Barring Norway Skaftun is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Skaftun Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skaftun earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning 306,406 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiftun86127/
Skifton7176/
Scafton711/
Sakafu-Den711/
Scrafton67576/
Skavitin6753/
Skavytin673/
Skavytyn672/
Skiffton671/
Scraftin670/
Skifiton670/
Scawthon5312/
Scofftton501/

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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 Skaftun
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