Skarlund Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skarlund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skarlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Skärlund (82) are calculated separately.

Skarlund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skarlund is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Skärlund. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skarlund? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Skarlund occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Skarlund are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Skarlund is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Skarlund is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 40 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 13 percent are found. Other than Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Skarlund Last Name Statistics demography

Skarlund earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning 429,030 kr per year.

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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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  • 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 Skarlund
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