Skaga Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Skaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaga is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Skaga live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

Skaga is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 68,564. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 41 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent live and Northern Norway, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Skaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skaga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skaga last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skaga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning 426,954 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skagha91497/
Skanga912/
Skagga912/
Shkanga831/
Skage80524/
Skagy8095/
Skoga8012/
Skega807/
Scaga801/
Scanga731,304/
Skauge73818/
Skager73227/
Skaget73164/
Skagos7359/
Skonga7326/
Skogas7326/
Skagøy739/
Skages733/
Skange733/
Scagha731/
Skegau731/
Skagge730/
Skauger6710/
Skogaas678/
Skagges674/
Squeaga673/
Skaugis672/
Skhouga671/
Skhange671/
Skagerø671/

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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 Skaga
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