Skem Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Skem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Skem (205) may also be a first name.
Skem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skem (Russian: Скем) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Skem reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Skem is also the 632,267th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 205 people.
The last name Skem is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Skem is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeem | 89 | 263 | / |
| Skeim | 89 | 85 | / |
| Skeme | 89 | 9 | / |
| Skiem | 89 | 9 | / |
| Skeam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Skeime | 80 | 38 | / |
| Shkhem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skeemh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shkeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skheem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skym | 75 | 238 | / |
| Skim | 75 | 32 | / |
| Sqem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Skåheim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skime | 67 | 129 | / |
| Skaaheim | 67 | 38 | / |
| Skyme | 67 | 20 | / |
| Skaim | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shkim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Skaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skymm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sckim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheim | 60 | 97 | / |
| Shchem | 60 | 1 | / |
| Shkimd | 60 | 1 | / |
| Skimova | 55 | 3 | / |
| Skaitme | 55 | 1 | / |
| Z'Kheim | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zkim | 50 | 20 | / |
| Xkim | 50 | 2 | / |
| Zcem | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zqem | 50 | 1 | / |
| Scjm | 50 | 1 | / |
| Z'Kheime | 50 | 1 | / |
Skem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skem in the Russian language | ||
| Скем | skem | - |
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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 Skem
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