Skaja Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Skaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Poland1021:372,63540,973
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Skajå (5) are calculated separately.

Skaja (14) may also be a first name.

Skaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaja is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Skajå. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 602,749th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Skaja are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Skaja is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 41 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Skaja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skaja has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 13,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skaja last name are 10.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skaja earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skajå935/
Skajaa9170/
Skhaja9115/
Skajau911/
Skajas911/
Skaa89154/
Skaj89145/
Skkhaja833/
Sjkhaja831/
Skuja801,634/
Skeja80687/
Skaya80187/
Skaje8022/
Skaji806/
Skajo805/
Scaja803/
Skoja801/
Ska752,187/
Skj7535/
Skaiaa73112/
Skujat7326/
Skeeja735/
Szcaja732/
Shkaya732/
Skhuja731/
Sckaya731/
Skajjs731/
Skhaya731/
Sskaya731/
Skau672,528/
Skay671,544/
Skea671,305/
Skai67177/
Skae67142/
Shka6750/
Sska677/
Skha677/
Skij676/
Hska674/
Scaa674/
Shkj672/
Sgka672/
Skoj672/
Skuj672/
Skjæ671/
Skoa671/
Zkaa671/
Zska671/
Xkaj671/
Sgkj671/
Skje671/
Skka671/
Skkj671/
Skhj671/
Sjkj671/
Sqaa671/
Sxkj671/
Szkj671/
Zskj671/

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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 Skaja
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