Skara Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Skara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Lithuania971:31,2845,484
Canada841:438,63838,170
Greece771:143,89323,795
North Macedonia721:29,1873,599
Albania631:46,2556,220
Norway561:91,82712,640
Latvia361:56,9468,548
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France181:3,690,151224,666
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
India81:95,883,173728,828
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Škara (406), Skára (1), Skará (1) & Škára (79) are calculated separately.

Skara (100) may also be a first name.

Skara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skara (Hindi: श्कार, Russian: Скара) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Škara, Skára, Skará or Škára. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,077th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Skara live; 27 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America. Skara is also the 946,056th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 100 people.

The last name Skara is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Minnesota, where 15 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Skara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skara surname grew 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skara last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skara earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning 329,417 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $62,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škara93406/
Skára931/
Skará931/
Skarra91683/
Skarha91360/
Skarga91335/
Shkara91255/
Skaara91215/
Skhara9173/
Skarza9111/
Szkara913/
Skarat912/
Skaray912/
Skaera911/
Skaira911/
Skaura911/
Skaraz911/
Skarah910/
Škára8779/
Skaraas8322/
Shkarah8322/
Shkhara832/
Shkarau832/
Skahara831/
Skaraih831/
Skaratt831/
Skaraya831/
Shkarat831/
Shkaura831/
Skarrat831/
Skhaira831/
Jskasra831/
Skharra831/
Shkaira831/
Skarash831/
Skora803,202/
Skare801,553/
Skaro80431/
Skari80359/
Scara80333/
Zkara80274/
Skera80262/
Skóra8072/
Skary809/
Sköra801/
Sqara801/
Skarratt77242/
Skaaraas7760/
Skarrats774/
Skaraitė772/
Shkearau771/
Szkarĺat771/
Skairatt770/
Skoura731,403/
Skaare73467/
Skerra73463/
Squara73258/
Skaris73252/
Skeraj73251/
Skaros73232/
Skarie73189/
Scarah73182/
Skarou73150/
Scarra73149/
Skaryd7383/
Skarep7369/
Skorra7352/
Skarre7348/
Skarry7323/
Skeary7321/
Shkari7319/
Skarði7318/
Øzkara7318/
Skatry7316/
Skariy7313/
Skargo7313/
Skhera7312/
Shkora7312/
Shkera7310/
Skoras7310/
Skarih739/
Skorah739/
Skhari739/
Scarza737/
Skeira737/
Skahri737/
Skeare736/
Skarit734/
Skhare734/
Skorat734/
Skuira734/
Skario733/
Skarey733/
Shcara732/
Skarzo732/
Zkaira732/
Skoray732/
Scaura731/
Scahra731/
Scaira731/
Skairi731/
Skarid731/
Skaryy731/
Skatri731/
Skkari731/
Sckari731/
Skórat731/
Skóraś731/
Sjkora731/
Skoraś731/
Sqarra731/
Scarai731/
Shqara731/
Sqhara731/
Skairo731/
Skarzi731/
Skeray730/
Skearo730/
Skarratts71137/
Skouras672,399/
Skoraia67745/
Skhairi67470/
Skoraya67308/
Chkarat67208/
Skaarer67194/
Squarra67105/
Skaaret6785/
Skarich6778/
Skarott6759/
Skarysh6751/
Scaraia6744/
Skarrie6736/
Scarrah6719/
Skarhed6717/
Skeirat6716/
Skherai6715/
Shcaira678/
Skheera678/
Skhayri677/
Shkhare675/
Skarysz675/
Skotras675/
Zkaraya674/
Zkariea674/
Scaratt673/
Skarrot673/
Zkarhas673/
Skaritt672/
Scarrat672/
Skaarod672/
Skorras672/
Skeehra672/
S'Kaire671/
Chhkara671/
Scatrau671/
Scarath671/
Shkatri671/
Skairys671/
Skeared671/
Skorach671/
Shkoora671/
Scarray671/
Chkaira671/
Skourai671/
Shkarzi671/
Skarhoj671/
Skarett670/
Shcarea670/
Skarret670/
Skearer670/

Skara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skara in the Hindi language
श्कारskara80
भास्कराbhaskara20
Skara in the Russian language
Скараskara-

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