Skells Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Skells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skells is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skells? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Skells live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 45 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 16 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent live. Apart from England Skells occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Skells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skells has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Skells surname rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skells last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skells earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.02% less than the national average, earning $32,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.24% more than the national average, earning $66,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelles922/
Skels9197/
Skeels832,880/
Skills834/
Skiels830/
Shsckells800/
Skilles776/
Skles734/
Skils732/
Schelles71323/
Skilleås7121/
Schels671,332/
Skillz67111/
Shkles679/
Skillx671/
Skeelz671/
Scoels670/
Skilse670/
Scheels62179/
Schills6212/
Squelsh620/
Skillch620/
Shckles620/
Xkls601/
Zkls601/
Schellez570/
Sklez55392/
Skilz5513/
Skleś552/
Scles552/
Schelz50120/
Skilje5017/
Scless501/
Squils500/

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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 Skells
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