Skanda Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Skanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Škanda (6) are calculated separately.
Skanda (565) may also be a first name.
Skanda Demographics
Average Skanda Salary in
South Africa
R 170,796
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Skanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skanda (Arabic: سكاندا, Hindi: स्कन्दा, Marathi: कंदााकर, Russian: Сканда) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Škanda. Click here for other potential spellings of Skanda.
How Common Is The Last Name Skanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 864,701st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Skanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Skanda live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 353,173rd most common given name on earth, borne by 565 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Skanda is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 96 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.
Skanda Last Name Statistics demography
Skanda earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.13% less than the national average, earning R 170,796 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Škanda | 94 | 6 | / |
| Skandaj | 92 | 73 | / |
| Skandha | 92 | 10 | / |
| Skhanda | 92 | 8 | / |
| Shkanda | 92 | 1 | / |
| Skandai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Skandats | 86 | 1 | / |
| Skandy | 83 | 125 | / |
| Scanda | 83 | 63 | / |
| Skonda | 83 | 31 | / |
| Skando | 83 | 30 | / |
| Skandi | 83 | 28 | / |
| Skande | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sqanda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shkonda | 77 | 1,223 | / |
| Shkandi | 77 | 204 | / |
| Squanda | 77 | 23 | / |
| Skandis | 77 | 22 | / |
| Shkande | 77 | 8 | / |
| Skandiy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Skandys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skhande | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skondas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szkander | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scandaid | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skonde | 67 | 205 | / |
| Sconda | 67 | 138 | / |
| Skondo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Scandy | 67 | 66 | / |
| Scandi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Scando | 67 | 13 | / |
| Skondi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scande | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sqandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skomda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Škandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şkonda | 67 | 1 | / |
Skanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skanda in the Hindi language | ||
| स्कन्दा | skanda | 85.71 |
| सकन्दा | sakanda | 14.29 |
| Skanda in the Marathi language | ||
| कंदााकर | kandaakara | 50 |
| कंदा | kanda | 50 |
| Skanda in the Russian language | ||
| Сканда | skanda | - |
| Skanda in the Arabic language | ||
| سكاندا | skanda | - |
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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 Skanda
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