Skarnes Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skarnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skarnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1291:39,8635,673
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skarnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skarnes is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skarnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skarnes is the 1,244,200th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Skarnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Skarnes are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 39,863. In Norway Skarnes is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent are found, Western Norway, where 6 percent are found and Central Norway, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Norway Skarnes is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Skarnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skarnes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skarnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skarnes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Skarnes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.28% more than the national average, earning $54,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaarnes9343/
Skarness935/
Skearnes930/
Skarne9212/
Skarneh86158/
Skarnäs8617/
Skarner8616/
Skarnet861/
Scarnes861/
Skerness8022/
Skarneer801/
Skorne7710/
Scarne776/
Skarni771/
Skarna771/
Shkarneha7556/
Zkarneh714,817/
Skorney7140/
Skarnic7110/
Scarney717/
Shkarna712/
Skarðenni6319/
Scarna62480/
Skorna62181/
Skorny62151/
Scarni625/
Scorne623/
Skorni621/
Scornea57344/
Scornet57173/
Skornyi574/
Scornec572/
Scarnio572/
Scorney570/
Skornich5317/
Skornicz5317/
Scarnich532/
Scarinni531/
Scoernis531/
Scarnitt530/

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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 Skarnes
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