Skein Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Skein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1731:156,04516,383
South Africa961:564,35143,987
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Skein (57) may also be a first name.

Skein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skein is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Skein live; 61 percent live in Australasia and 61 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 57 people.

The surname Skein is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 156,045. In Australia Skein is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 58 percent are found, Northern Territory, where 26 percent are found and Queensland, where 6 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Skein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skein has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Skein surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skein Last Name Statistics demography

Skein earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.67% more than the national average, earning R 386,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeine9114/
Skeien910/
Shketin8381/
Skheine836/
Skeitin832/
Skeetin831/
Skeen809,130/
Skene803,910/
Skain80152/
Skean80145/
Skien80132/
Skeim8085/
Skoen8081/
Skuin8064/
Skine8018/
Skuen803/
Skhen801/
Skhin801/
Skeun800/
Skyen800/
Skeating770/
Skehan732,526/
Skeene73398/
Skauen73341/
Skoien73315/
Skøien73235/
Skoyen73113/
Skaten7374/
Skeean7355/
Skaine7354/
Skehen7344/
Skaien7333/
Skøyen7332/
Skyten7329/
Skowen7327/
Skouen7325/
Skoine739/
Skeane734/
Shkeen734/
Skawen734/
Skeenh733/
Skayen732/
Skeehn731/
Skeahn731/
Skijan731/
Shkhin731/
Skajen731/
Shkuin731/
Skehyn731/
Skujin731/
Skojen730/
Skeand730/
Sketen730/
Skisen730/
Skhean730/
Skujina67597/
Shkitin67423/
Skan67382/
Skeehan67170/
Skuggen67119/
Skytten6737/
Scheien6726/
Skytøen6725/
Skiseng678/
Squetin675/
Shketyn674/
Shkoian673/
Skjn672/
Skitten672/
Skhaine672/
Sketten671/
Skachen671/
Skachin671/
Skichin671/
Shkhina671/
Skuoien671/
Sckayen671/
Skheane671/
Scheiin671/
Shkeenh671/
Shchein671/
Skoitin671/
Skåheim671/
Skoutin670/
Skouten670/
Scoeien670/
Skeyhan670/
Scheinn670/
Scheian670/

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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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  • 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 Skein
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