Skerke Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Australia

Skerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Australia321:843,61652,533
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Skerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skerke is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skerke.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Skerke is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Skerke live; 53 percent live in South America and 53 percent live in Luso-South America.

Skerke is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 98 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 2 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Skerke Last Name Statistics demography

Skerke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerker9286/
Skierke9221/
Skerk91157/
Schkerke8641/
Skarke83478/
Skerka83239/
Skirke8379/
Skorke8313/
Skerce8312/
Skärke837/
Skierk831/
Skierka771,258/
Scherke7757/
Skirkey7724/
Skirkie7711/
Skerkis779/
Skarkey773/
Skeirek772/
Skeerek771/
Skrek7355/
Skřek7332/
Škerk739/
Skirk733/
Skyrk731/
Scheerke718/
Schkirke712/
Skiercka711/
Skerkova711/
Shkirkie711/
Scherkee710/
Skirka67227/
Skyrka67167/
Skreki6764/
Skarky6737/
Schkirkie6720/
Škerka674/
Skirky672/
Søkirk671/
Škarke671/
Scarke671/

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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 Skerke
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