Skein Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Skein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
Skein (57) may also be a first name.
Skein Demographics
Average Skein Salary in
South Africa
R 386,568
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Skein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skein is found most frequently in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Skein is the 926,175th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Skein reside; 61 percent reside in Australasia and 61 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 57 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 156,045. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 58 percent live, Northern Territory, where 26 percent live and Queensland, where 6 percent live. Besides Australia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Skein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skein has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Skein last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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.
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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 Skein
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