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

Skanz is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Skanz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Skanz live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Skanz is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Skanz
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