Skanthan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Singapore

Skanthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Skanthan (27) may also be a first name.

Skanthan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skanthan is found most in England. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanthan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Skanthan reside; 32 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles. Skanthan is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name in the world, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Skanthan is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 83 percent are found and Greater London, where 17 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skantan931/
Scanthand820/
Scantan801/
Skanton800/
Skantong756/
Scanttan750/
Scanthon750/
Scanton6729/
Scantam671/
Scantton630/
Sconton532/
Scantom531/

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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
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  • 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 Skanthan
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