Skeens Surname

117,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Skeens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8191:94,90910,650
England591:944,37447,923
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Skeens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skeens is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,356th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,857,173 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Skeens live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Skeens is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,819 people, or 1 in 94,909. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and West Virginia, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Skeens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skeens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skeens surname expanded 2,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skeens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skeens last name are 12.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.2% registered with the party.

The amount Skeens earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning R 287,220 per year and in United States they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $38,273 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skehens9244/
Skens915/
Skeans83605/
Skeins83171/
Skiens8323/
Shkens833/
Skenns832/
Skesns831/
Skehans7713/
Sckenns772/
Skujens771/
Scheens771/
Skins7316/
Sköns7314/
Skyns731/
Skenz730/
Sknse730/
Skains67668/
Skinns67175/
Skoins679/
Skönås677/
Scaens671/
Hskins670/
Skouns670/
Skinse670/
Skence670/
Skimns670/

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Skeens Reference & Research

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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 Skeens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis