Skellen Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Skellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Skellen Last Name Facts

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

Skellen (Russian: Скеллен) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Skellen live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Skellen is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 55 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Skellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skellen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skellen surname increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skellen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skellen last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Skellen last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Skellen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning $35,245 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiellen930/
Skillen862,811/
Skellin860/
Sckllen860/
Skellem860/
Sklen837/
Skellion8037/
Skillend809/
Skillien803/
Skilleng800/
Skellisn800/
Skålen773/
Skleen772/
Skln734/
Skillin71978/
Skålien7121/
Skillem714/
Sqlen67100/
Skillion6743/
Skylling6741/
Skölling6711/
Scuillen672/
Sklyn671/
Sklin671/

Skellen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skellen in the Russian language
Скелленskellen-

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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 Skellen
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