Skayer Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Skayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
United States121:30,204,911765,334

Skayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skayer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Skayer reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Skayer is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 81 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 13 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania Skayer is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found.

Skayer Last Name Statistics demography

Skayer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sckayer921/
Skhayer921/
Skaer91466/
Skyer91164/
S'Khayer861/
Skeyer83448/
Skayir8314/
Sckaer8311/
Skaier838/
Scayer831/
Skoyer830/
Sckaier772/
Skhaier771/
S'Kaier771/
S'Kayir771/
Szkajer771/
Skeer73716/
Skaur73226/
Skier73166/
Scaer73150/
Skair7369/
Skeir7339/
Skoyr731/
Skear731/
Skuer730/
Sqyer730/
S'Khaier711/
Schkaier711/
Scoyer67123/
Skehar6747/
Squyer6733/
Shkair6730/
Skower6728/
Shkeir6717/
Squaer6713/
Skhair6711/
Shkeer6710/
Sqauer677/
Skeare676/
Skeier676/
Shkier674/
Shkear673/
Shkaur673/
Shqaer672/
Skheir672/
Skeerh671/
Skeehr671/
Skuier671/
Zqayer671/
Zkayar671/
Skeyir671/
Skkeer671/
Skeire671/
Skkair671/
Skeiar670/
Scayre670/

Skayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skayer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr36.36
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr27.27
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr27.27
ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr9.09

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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
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  • 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 Skayer
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