Where Does The Last Name Skand Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Skand (Hindi: स्कन्द, Marathi: कंद, Russian: Сканд) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skand? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,785,358^th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Skand live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 318,141^st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 678 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 564,091. In Afghanistan Skand is most frequent in: Kabul, where 33 percent live, Ghor, where 12 percent live and Khost, where 12 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Skand Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Skand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skand surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.