Skanti Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skanti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Skanti (166) may also be a first name.

Skanti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skanti is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Skanti.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skanti is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Skanti is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Skanti are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most frequent given name globally It is held by 166 people.

The last name Skanti is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Skanti is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 92 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found.

Skanti Last Name Statistics demography

Skanti earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.67% less than the national average, earning R 143,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skanthi923/
Skhanti922/
Skanta839/
Skante838/
Skanty836/
Scanti834/
Skounti77492/
Scantei77120/
Skantha775/
Scantis772/
Skountis7128/
Sconti6781/
Škanta6751/
Scainetti6720/
Scanta6720/
Scanty6710/
Skonta6710/
Scante671/
Scantee6229/
Scântei626/
Scantes625/
Škanter624/
Skontyo623/
Skhonte621/
Scăntei621/
Skounta621/
Szkonter5766/
Chkhounti533/
Sconta500/

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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 Skanti
  • 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