Skare Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Skare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8061:6,380650
United States5541:654,25852,414
Canada461:800,99162,809
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Greenland111:5,125525
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Škare (181), Skäre (15) & Skáre (2) are calculated separately.

Skare (41) may also be a first name.

Skare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skare is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Škare, Skäre or Skáre. For other possible spellings of Skare click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skare? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 254,336th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,692,560 people. Skare is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Skare are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia. Skare is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 41 people.

The surname Skare is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 6,380. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 55 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Central Norway, where 8 percent reside. Other than Norway Skare exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Skare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skare has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skare surname expanded 2,916 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skare Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skare surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skare earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning 327,327 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $46,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škare93181/
Skäre9315/
Skáre932/
Skaare91467/
Skarie91189/
Skarep9169/
Skarre9148/
Skeare916/
Skhare914/
Skarey913/
Skaere911/
Skar892,043/
Skaarer83194/
Skaaret8385/
Skarrie8336/
Skarhed8317/
Shkhare835/
S'Kaire831/
Skeared831/
Skarett830/
Skarret830/
Skearer830/
Skaar803,680/
Skara80849/
Shkar80411/
Skari80359/
Skaur80226/
Skarr80211/
Scare80127/
Skore80111/
Skere8078/
Skair8069/
Skhar8029/
Skarz8015/
Skarå8010/
Skary809/
S'Kar809/
Åskar806/
Skarø805/
Sckar802/
Sqare802/
Skcar801/
Skear801/
Skará801/
Skire801/
Skkar801/
Skahr801/
Skarrett771/
Skoyaret771/
Shkarets771/
Skaretts770/
Square735,779/
Skarra73683/
Skarha73360/
Skorge73309/
Shkara73255/
Skaris73252/
Skaara73215/
Skaryd7383/
Scares7380/
Scarey7378/
Skorei7375/
Skhara7373/
Scarre7367/
Skorey7367/
Skorie7362/
Shkair7330/
Skarry7323/
Skeary7321/
Skarph7320/
Shkari7319/
Skahar7319/
Shkhar7318/
Skarði7318/
Skatry7316/
Skorer7316/
Skariy7313/
Skorez7312/
Skhair7311/
Skarza7311/
Skoere7310/
Skarih739/
Chkare739/
Scarez739/
Skhari739/
Scared738/
Sqaure737/
Skahri737/
Skerei735/
Skarit734/
Scarze734/
Skuire734/
Skario733/
Szkara733/
Shkaur733/
Shkear733/
Skiere733/
Shkere732/
Shkard732/
Skaray732/
Skeere731/
Scaire731/
Skairi731/
Skarid731/
Skaryy731/
Skatri731/
Skkari731/
Skoret731/
Sqares731/
Scarie731/
Skeire731/
Sckari731/
Skkair731/
Skyere731/
Skaira731/
Skaura731/
Skerie731/
Skardå731/
Shkore731/
Scarei731/
Scaret731/
Sckere731/
Szkarz731/
Shqare731/
Skorej731/
Skarzi731/
Scarer730/
Scayre730/
Skaarhoej711/
Skhairi67470/
Skor67372/
Skoretz67353/
Squares67113/
Skorets6787/
Skarich6778/
Squaire6777/
Squarey6769/
Skarysh6751/
Scar6745/
Sqar6739/
Schkair6732/
Skoures6730/
Skirrey6725/
Squarer6722/
Skattør6721/
Scarett6711/
Skarova679/
Skhayri677/
Skerrey676/
Scarret675/
Squarie675/
Skaarød675/
Skarysz675/
Zkar675/
Squarez674/
Sckorey674/
Shkhair674/
Zkariea674/
Shkhara672/
Shqaire672/
Skaritt672/
Scheare672/
Squarei672/
Skärhed672/
Skawera672/
Scarest671/
Scarrer671/
Skahara671/
Skaraih671/
Skaraya671/
Skotret671/
Shqarie671/
Shshkar671/
Shskhar671/
Shkatri671/
Shkaura671/
Sqaires671/
Scaires671/
Åsskard671/
Skairys671/
Skorecz671/
Skorejs671/
Skhaira671/
Shıkhar671/
Squared671/
Scarzie671/
Shkirey671/
Shkarzi671/
Skharra671/
Shkaira671/
Skarhoj671/
Scarrey670/
Shcarea670/
Scarres670/

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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 Skare
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