Skand Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Skand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 57 | 1:564,091 | 6,800 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Skand (678) may also be a first name.
Skand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skand Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skand (Hindi: स्कन्द, Marathi: कंद, Russian: Сканд) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Skand.
How Common Is The Last Name Skand? popularity and diffusion
Skand is the 1,785,358th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Skand are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 318,141st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 678 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 564,091. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 33 percent are found, Ghor, where 12 percent are found and Khost, where 12 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
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 last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skands | 91 | 107 | / |
| Shkand | 91 | 12 | / |
| Skandh | 91 | 6 | / |
| Skannd | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skeand | 91 | 0 | / |
| Skant | 80 | 54 | / |
| Scand | 80 | 17 | / |
| Sqand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skond | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skandová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skandova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skante | 73 | 8 | / |
| Scandt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skaynet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Škandová | 62 | 11 | / |
| Skantova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Skönehed | 62 | 1 | / |
| Scant | 60 | 32 | / |
| Scond | 60 | 4 | / |
| Skont | 60 | 2 | / |
| Shkantova | 57 | 6 | / |
| Shkondova | 57 | 1 | / |
| Scantz | 55 | 6 | / |
| Scants | 55 | 4 | / |
| Sconds | 55 | 1 | / |
| Squant | 55 | 1 | / |
| Skongy | 55 | 1 | / |
| Scante | 55 | 1 | / |
| Skontz | 55 | 0 | / |
| Shcantz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Skhonte | 50 | 1 | / |
| Scaantz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Squantz | 50 | 0 | / |
Skand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skand in the Hindi language | ||
| स्कन्द | skanda | 91.04 |
| स्कंद | skanda | 8.58 |
| स्कान्द | skanda | 0.37 |
| Skand in the Marathi language | ||
| कंद | kanda | 90 |
| कन्द | kanda | 10 |
| Skand in the Russian language | ||
| Сканд | skand | - |
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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 Skand
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