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
The surname Skand (Hindi: स्कन्द, Marathi: कंद, Russian: Сканд) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Skand? popularity and diffusion
The surname Skand is the 1,785,358th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Skand reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Skand is also the 318,141st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 678 people.
This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 564,091. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 33 percent live, Ghor, where 12 percent live and Khost, where 12 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 23 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Skand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Skand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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