Skans Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1911:51,5543,979
United States491:7,397,121336,459
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Skans (26) may also be a first name.

Skans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skans occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Skans live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia. Skans is also the 2,084,397th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 51,554. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 27 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 21 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Skans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skans last name rose 613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skans last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skans earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.9% less than the national average, earning R 166,584 per year and in United States they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning $50,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skains91668/
Skeans91605/
Skanse91131/
Scans8010/
Skanz8010/
Skams804/
Skons803/
Sjgkansd771/
Skeins73171/
Skance7337/
Skanje7333/
Skoins739/
Skaims731/
Scanse731/
Skouns730/
Skanch730/
Scains730/
Scheans6729/
Skanche6724/
Skounsø672/
Shkhams671/
Squains671/

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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 Skans
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