Skei Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Norway

Skei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6631:81,71610,077
Norway3881:13,2531,514
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel101:855,76354,181
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Skei (105) may also be a first name.

Skei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skei has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,632nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Skei live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 105 people.

The surname Skei is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 81,716. In South Africa Skei is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 25 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Skei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skei are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning 363,499 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43% more than the national average, earning R 339,816 per year; in United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $41,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeyi892,498/
Skeie891,926/
Skeih894/
Skeia894/
Skeić891/
Sckei890/
Ski861,231/
Ske8668/
Shkeih8064/
Skeich8037/
Skeist8027/
Skeeie801/
Skeied801/
Skeiis800/
Sckeid800/
Skeits800/
Skea751,305/
Skye751,183/
Skey75513/
Skee75214/
Skai75177/
Skae75142/
Skih75140/
Skie75131/
Skoe75108/
Skui7596/
Skiy7569/
Skhe7559/
Shke7549/
Sőke7537/
Skeh7534/
Skii7522/
Skue7512/
Skhi759/
Sski757/
Skij756/
Skoi756/
Shki755/
Skyi753/
Zski753/
Skio753/
Hske752/
Szki752/
Sqki752/
Zske751/
Skki751/
Sgke751/
Sgki751/
Skje751/
Skqe751/
Skqi751/
Sqei751/
Sqke751/
Sske751/
Jske751/
Shkheit7347/
Skejich739/
Szőke6718,690/
Skeja67687/
Skedd67224/
Shkeh67166/
Skejo67145/
Skhee67118/
Skaue6780/
Skaiå6763/
Skoie6761/
Skeha6748/
Szkit6735/
Skoye6732/
Skeys6729/
Skeya6727/
Skiye6726/
Sckio6726/
Skøie6722/
Skaje6722/
Skoji6718/
Sskis6718/
Skhai6717/
Shkhe6715/
Skhid6715/
Scker6713/
Shkhi6712/
Skeje6711/
Skuia6711/
Skoje6711/
Skehr679/
Skist679/
Szøke678/
Skaio676/
Skayi676/
Skaji676/
Skiya675/
Ssker675/
Shhki674/
Sketh674/
Sckey674/
Shkoe674/
Skahe673/
Sskep673/
Skeye673/
Skejø673/
Skheh672/
Skaih672/
Sckie672/
Skedå672/
Szåke672/
Shkip672/
Shkae671/
Jskes671/
Hskee671/
Hskey671/
Schke671/
Skhey671/
Skiyi671/
Shkih671/
Shkis671/
Shcke671/
Szkes671/
Skeeh671/
Skuje671/
Skuye671/
Skawe671/
Skoue671/
Skhie671/
Shkie671/
Shkui671/
Szőki671/
Sgkii671/
Skkai671/
Skeyo671/
Skijh671/
Jshki671/
Jsxki671/
Hskhi671/
Hzske671/
Skerr670/
Skiph670/
Szker670/
Skess670/

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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 Skei
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