Skavlem Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Skavlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skavlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Norway231:223,57824,793
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Skavlem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skavlem is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Skavlem.

How Common Is The Last Name Skavlem? popularity and diffusion

Skavlem is the 1,604,449th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Skavlem is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Skavlem reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Skavlem is mostly found in: North Dakota, where 40 percent are found, Washington, where 27 percent are found and Minnesota, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Skavlem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skavlem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skavlem last name increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skavlem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skavlem last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Skavlem earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 45.25% more than the national average, earning 502,691 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD 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
  • 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 Skavlem
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