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 surname Skayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Skayer reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Skayer is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 81 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 13 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

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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