Skanz Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Skanz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skanz occurs most in Sweden. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skanz.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Skanz reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent are found. Other than Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Finland, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skantz91833/
Skantze83306/
Skans80263/
Skains73668/
Skeans73605/
Skanse73131/
Skands73107/
Skants7342/
Skance7337/
Skanje7333/
Scanze7323/
Skonze7316/
Scantz736/
Squanz732/
Scaanz731/
Shcanz731/
Skontz730/
Skanch730/
Skanche6724/
Scaantz671/
Shcantz671/
Squantz670/

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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 Skanz
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