Skaug Surname

186,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,8431:2,790248
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Skaug Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaug is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaug? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,661st most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,213,204 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Skaug live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 1,843 people, or 1 in 2,790. In Norway Skaug is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 88 percent reside, Central Norway, where 5 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 4 percent reside. Besides Norway this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Skaug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skaug has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skaug surname expanded 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skaug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skaug are 17.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skaug earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning 339,818 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $55,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skaugh913/
Skag8920/
Skug897/
Skoug80310/
Skaag8035/
Åskag8029/
Skagg8029/
Skags8011/
Skagh806/
Skugs802/
Scaug801/
Skauk800/
Skough7355/
Skagss735/
Skaags735/
Skuggs733/
Skaygs732/
Skauke732/
Scaugh731/
Skauks730/
Skog676,631/
Skak67326/
Skuk67189/
Skac6711/
Skaq676/
Skux672/
Xkug671/
Scag671/
Skhaggs671/
Skaggss671/
Zkag671/
Zkug671/
Xkag671/
Scauggs670/
Sckaggs670/

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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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  • 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 Skaug
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