Skarke Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Skarke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skarke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2151:374,44435,419
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Austria341:250,45429,541
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Skärke (7) & Škarke (1) are calculated separately.

Skarke Last Name Facts

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

Skarke is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Skärke or Škarke. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skarke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 637,196th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Skarke are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 374,444. In Germany Skarke is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Skarke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skarke last name are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skarke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skärke947/
Škarke941/
Skarkey923/
Skasrke922/
Skark9164/
Skarka83383/
Skerke83105/
Skarky8337/
Skorke8313/
Scarke831/
Skarkeová804/
Skorker778/
Skairek774/
Scarkey771/
Scarkes771/
Skarg7312/
Skork7310/
Scark734/
Skarková71207/
Schkerke7141/
Skarkova7118/
Skourkea711/
Skharche711/
Skaireck711/
Skorka67971/
Scarce67837/
Škarka67307/
Skórka6734/
Skourkeas678/
Scarks677/
Scarck672/
Skorck671/
Sqarki671/

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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 Skarke
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