Skava Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Skava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Škava (15) & Škáva (26) are calculated separately.

Skava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skava (Russian: Скава) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Škava or Škáva. Click here to see other potential spellings of Skava.

How Common Is The Last Name Skava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Skava are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 60 percent reside, Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 24 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škava9315/
Skaeva9173/
Skavas915/
Skaiva912/
Škáva8726/
Shkaeva83559/
Skavaas836/
Skeva80665/
Skawa80220/
Scava8097/
Skavo8039/
Skova8013/
Skave802/
Shkhaeva779/
Shkawa73519/
Skavøy7355/
Skovaa7340/
Skhova7326/
Shkova7324/
Skauba7314/
Skajba7314/
Skaves7314/
Shkeva7310/
Skavis739/
Skaaby739/
Skovaj734/
Skouva732/
Skovay732/
Skavos732/
Skavet731/
Skavõš731/
Skaivo731/
Skaiua731/
Skoova731/
Skabah731/
Skavysh67576/
Skavish6723/
Shkaver6710/
Shkoeva678/
Schkova676/
Skavych676/
Skouvas673/
Shkeeva673/
Shkabai672/
Skavich672/
Shkavoi671/
Sshkova671/
Szhkova671/
Skhavet671/
Skavith671/
Shkhova671/
Shkaawi671/

Skava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skava in the Russian language
Скаваskava-

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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 Skava
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