Skears Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:944,37447,923
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Skears Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skears occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skears? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Skears reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England it is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 59 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 15 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account England Skears is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Skears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skears has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Skears surname grew 738 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skears Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skears earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.4% more than the national average, earning $72,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skers91240/
Skars914/
Skyers831,442/
Skeers83285/
Skiers8363/
Skarås8359/
Skerse8320/
Skerst837/
Skarsø836/
Skaers832/
Skuers831/
Skarsh831/
Skersė831/
Schears7789/
Skarsjø7714/
Skeiers7713/
Skeyers779/
Skiersz776/
Shkerst774/
Skyrs732/
Scars732/
Skiersch7128/
Skierś67227/
Scarse6788/
Skerce6712/
Skärås674/
Squers674/
Scgers673/
Sqiers672/
Scarsp671/
Sqyars671/
Shcars671/
Scarrs670/
Squars670/

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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 Skears
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