Skantz Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skantz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5981:16,4661,400
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Finland841:65,4377,417
Norway131:395,56035,657
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Skantz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skantz is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skantz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skantz is the 417,348th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name Skantz is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Skantz reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Skantz is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 598 people, or 1 in 16,466. In Sweden Skantz is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent are found, Skåne County, where 13 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Sweden it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Finland, where 10 percent are found.

Skantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skantz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skantz last name rose 3,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skantz are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Skantz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.56% more than the national average, earning 403,374 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning $52,793 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skantze92306/
Skanz9110/
Skants8342/
Scantz836/
Skontz830/
Shcantz771/
Scaantz771/
Squantz770/
Skands67107/
Scants674/
Squanz672/
Scaanz671/
Shcanz671/
Skantsova671/
Skanch670/
Skanche6224/
Scointz621/
Skonc5597/
Skontsova532/
Scanci5011/

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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 Skantz
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