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

Skerke is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Skerke reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,822,756. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 98 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 2 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis