Skavnes Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skavnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skavnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Skavnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skavnes is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skavnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Skavnes are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 68 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent live and Northern Norway, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Skavnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skavnes last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skavnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning 398,301 kr per year and in United States they earn 72.61% more than the national average, earning $74,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skavans861/
Skivenes8024/
Scavones802/
Sakyavans751/
Skivens7121/
Skovnæs719/
Scavens719/
Skiavounos712/
Sakyavansi711/
Skovins711/
Shkavna711/
Scavins711/
Skevens710/
Sclavons6739/
Skivinis675/
Sakeyavansi674/
Scavanez672/
Scavense671/
Scrivnes670/
Skovna621/
Scovner5717/

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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 Skavnes
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