Skanya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Skanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skanya (8) may also be a first name.

Skanya Last Name Facts

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

Skanya (Russian: Сканья) is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Skanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Skanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Skanya reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 8 people.

The surname Skanya is most numerous in Chile, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. Barring Chile Skanya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skania8314/
Skanja836/
Skonya831/
Skanias7715/
Skamnia775/
Skhonya771/
Shkonya771/
Skamnias711/
Scania67418/
Scanja671/
Scanha671/
Scagna671/
Scatgna626/
Chkonya621/
Scagnas621/
Scanio501,204/
Scagno50108/
Skonja5081/
Sconyo5011/
Scaneo508/

Skanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skanya in the Russian language
Сканьяskana-

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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 Skanya
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