Skavhaug Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skavhaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skavhaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2361:21,7892,835
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Skavhaug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skavhaug occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skavhaug? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skavhaug is the 963,821st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Skavhaug live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 21,789. In Norway Skavhaug is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 34 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent live and Northern Norway, where 29 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Skavhaug Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skavhaug earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning 308,493 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skovhaug888/
Sekhavag753/
Sekavuga753/
Skavchuk752/
Skavka7141/
Ssekavuga7115/
Sagvag7111/
Sagvaag6751/
Saekavg674/
Sikavka672/
Sikuyavuga671/
Skvg671/
Skavyuk671/
Scabaugh633/
Skovchuk631/
Skabuk5763/
Skabak571/
Shkabak532/
Skawuke531/

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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 Skavhaug
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