Skanke Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Skanke Last Name Facts

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

Skanke is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Skanke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Skanke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Skanke are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway it is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Skanke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skanke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning 311,920 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 48.05% more than the national average, earning R 351,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skancke92286/
Skankey9250/
Skank9177/
Skanåker865/
Skanka8344/
Skance8337/
Skanks8327/
Skonke8310/
Skanky836/
Skanche7724/
Scahnke771/
Skhenke771/
Scank7395/
Skang736/
Skankova713/
Skonka67190/
Scance6739/
Scachinke6716/
Skonce677/
Shkankova673/
Skanqu671/
Scanka671/
Scanck670/
Squank670/

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Skanke Reference & Research

Skanke FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Skanke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis