Skam Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Skam (102) may also be a first name.

Skam Last Name Facts

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

Skam (Hindi: स्काम, Russian: Скам) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,177,228th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Skam are found; 26 percent are found in Northern Europe and 26 percent are found in British Isles. Skam is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 102 people.

The surname Skam is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Skam is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 60 percent are found, Essex, where 15 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Skam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Skam surname increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Skam surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Skam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.91% less than the national average, earning R 104,772 per year; in United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaim8915/
Skaam891/
Skaym891/
Skame891/
Sskam891/
Skkam891/
Skeam890/
Skaham803/
Skom755,249/
Scam7596/
Skaitme731/
Skamova731/
Skoum67240/
Chkam67205/
Scaum6792/
Skeim6785/
Sqqam6780/
Skaaheim6738/
Scaim6731/
Skome6728/
Hskom6726/
Sskom6721/
Scame6716/
Shqam671/
Sqham671/
Skoom671/
Scamm671/
Squam670/

Skam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skam in the Hindi language
स्कामskama-
Skam in the Russian language
Скамskam-

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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 Skam
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