Skansen Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2731:18,8362,374
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Skansén (5) are calculated separately.

Skansen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skansen has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also appear as: Skansén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skansen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Skansen live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Skansen is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 18,836. In Norway Skansen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent reside, Western Norway, where 17 percent reside and Central Norway, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Skansen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skansen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning 308,538 kr per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% less than the national average, earning $41,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skansén955/
Scansen8662/
Skanson8620/
Skonseng8098/
Hskanson801/
Skoonseun751/
Scanson7165/
Skanchin673/
Scanzon5715/
Scancan572/
Scancon571/
Sconsone531/
Scheinson5031/

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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 Skansen
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