Skenan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Skenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Skenan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skenan Last Name Facts

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

Skenan occurs most in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skenan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skenan is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Skenan live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Skenan is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Barring Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeenan929/
Skeanan921/
Skinan8318/
Skanan833/
Skannan7727/
Scheenan711/
Schenahan670/
Scanan670/
Squenon6223/
Schinan621/
Skanhan621/
Scannan620/
Skannon620/
Squanan620/
Schinhan57175/
Scheanon5713/
Schinann570/
Scanon502/
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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 Skenan
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