Skeer Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Skeer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3591:75,1978,815
Iraq1621:216,1834,877
England1201:464,31730,397
United States561:6,472,481306,764
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Skeer (130) may also be a first name.

Skeer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skeer is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skeer.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skeer is the 469,321st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Skeer live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Skeer is also the 814,623rd most common first name on earth It is held by 130 people.

Skeer is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 75,197. In Australia Skeer is most numerous in: South Australia, where 99 percent live, Queensland, where 1 percent live and Victoria, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 23 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Skeer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skeer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Skeer last name grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skeer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Skeer last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Skeer last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skeer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $48,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeyer91448/
Shkeer9110/
Skeier916/
Skeerh911/
Skeehr911/
Skkeer911/
Skeere911/
Sker8963/
Skaer80466/
Shker80200/
Skier80166/
Skyer80164/
Skere8078/
Skeir8039/
Scker8013/
Skehr809/
Ssker805/
Zkeer805/
Skher803/
Sqeer802/
Skerz801/
Skear801/
Szker800/
Skerr800/
Skuer800/
S'Kheier776/
Schkeher771/
Skehar7347/
Sıkıer7341/
Åsåker7334/
Skayer7328/
Skower7328/
Shkeir7317/
Sckaer7311/
Skaier738/
Skeare736/
Shceer735/
Shkier734/
Shkher733/
Shkear733/
Zkheer733/
Shkere732/
Shqeer732/
Chkeer732/
Skheir732/
Shkerh731/
Sckere731/
Skuier731/
Skeire731/
Skeyir731/
Shkehr731/
Skerdt730/
Skoyer730/
Schker730/
Squeer730/
Skeiar730/
Skir67203/
Skär6777/
Shkhoer6727/
Skiehar6723/
Skre6722/
Šker6720/
Zker6719/
Scheehr679/
Shkheir674/
Schejer674/
Sckaier672/
Schcker672/
Shkehar672/
Sckayer671/
Sqer671/
Szkajer671/
Skhayer671/
Skhaier671/
S'Kaier671/
Skeyard671/
Scheerr670/
Geesker670/

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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 Skeer
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