Skar Surname

203,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1971:4,296391
United States4211:860,94865,474
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
India181:42,614,743461,117
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Skar (224) may also be a first name.

Skar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻜﺮ, Hindi: भास्कर, Marathi: शकर, Russian: Скар) occurs most in Norway. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,648th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,567,081 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Skar live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Scandinavia. Skar is also the 601,629th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 224 people.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 1,197 people, or 1 in 4,296. In Norway Skar is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent reside, Western Norway, where 22 percent reside and Central Norway, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Skar is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.

Skar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skar surname expanded 6,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skar are 28.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Skar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning 363,759 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 433.2% more than the national average, earning R 1,267,080 per year and in United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaar893,680/
Skare891,553/
Shkar89411/
Skaur89226/
Skarr89211/
Skair8969/
Skhar8929/
Skarz8915/
Skarå8910/
S'Kar899/
Åskar896/
Skarø895/
Sckar892/
Skahr891/
Skcar891/
Skear891/
Skkar891/
Skaare80467/
Skarre8048/
Shkair8030/
Skarph8020/
Skahar8019/
Shkhar8018/
Skhair8011/
Skeare806/
Skhare804/
Shkear803/
Shkaur803/
Shkard802/
Skardå801/
Skkair801/
Szkarz801/
Skor75372/
Scar7545/
Sqar7539/
Zkar755/
Schkair7332/
Skattør7321/
Skarova739/
Skaarød735/
Shkhare735/
Shkhair734/
Shıkhar731/
Shskhar731/
Shshkar731/
S'Kaire731/
Åsskard731/
Scarr672,544/
Scard67437/
Shkarova67198/
Škare67181/
Scare67127/
Scarp67114/
Skore67111/
Shkor67103/
Squar6799/
Skoor6761/
Scart6759/
Skorr6751/
Skeir6739/
Skour6717/
Scaar6714/
Skorz6713/
Scarz674/
Skuor672/
Skáre672/
Sqare672/
Shehekar672/
Škarh672/
Scarì672/
Sqgar671/
Skoyr671/
Scarh671/
Skharova671/
Åscar671/
Sqair671/
Scahr670/
Scair670/

Skar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻜﺮaskr-
Skar in the Marathi language
शकरsakara-
Skar in the Hindi language
भास्करbhaskara75
श्कर्skar12.5
एसकारesakara12.5
Skar in the Russian language
Скарskar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skar
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