Skan Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Skan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Cambodia481:322,6493,598
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
India211:36,526,923420,161
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Skan (286) may also be a first name.

Skan Last Name Facts

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

Skan (Hindi: स्कन, Russian: Скан) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname Skan is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Skan reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 523,065th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 286 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Skan is most numerous in: Greater London, where 24 percent reside, West Midlands, where 18 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 12 percent reside. Other than England Skan exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Cambodia, where 13 percent reside.

Skan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Skan surname rose 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skan surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.84% more than the national average, earning $56,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skane89437/
Skain89152/
Skean89145/
Skhan89112/
Skaun8972/
Skahn8916/
Skaan8911/
Shkan893/
Skayn892/
Skanh891/
Sqkan891/
Øskan891/
Søkan891/
Skann891/
Skahan80555/
Skaane80113/
Sıkcan8078/
Skaten8074/
Skaine8054/
Skayne8023/
Skanne8020/
Shkane8018/
Skhane8015/
Shkhan8013/
Skagne8011/
Skaune807/
Skeane804/
Shkaan804/
Skhaan804/
Skeahn801/
Hskane801/
Skanqu801/
Skatyn801/
Skeand800/
Skahun800/
Skhean800/
Zkan751,230/
Skon75455/
Scan7579/
Sqan753/
Sıkıcan7343/
Skansås738/
Skanova736/
Skhanqu734/
Skhaine732/
Skheane731/
Skachin731/
Skachen731/
Skahane730/
Scain67576/
Skone67376/
Scane67316/
Skein67285/
Shkanova67277/
Skonc6797/
Scank6795/
Øzkan6749/
Skhanova6736/
Scant6732/
Scaun6731/
Zkhan6729/
Scann6721/
Skoon6719/
Scand6717/
Zkane679/
Skattäng673/
Scang673/
Szkon672/
Skont672/
Çıkan671/
Skhon671/
Sqang671/
Skotn671/
Sckon671/
Sskam671/
Őzkan671/
Skkam671/
Shqan671/
Sqand671/
Skeun670/
Skatteen670/
Skeating670/
Skond670/

Skan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skan in the Hindi language
स्कनskana-
Skan in the Russian language
Сканskan-

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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 Skan
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