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

The surname Skellen (Russian: Скеллен) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skellen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skellen is the 1,943,350th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 primarily found in: New York, where 55 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Skellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skellen last name 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 adherence of those holding the Skellen last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Skellen are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the 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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