Skermer Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Skermer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skermer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia571:473,60936,415
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Skermer Last Name Facts

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

Skermer is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Skermer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skermer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. Skermer occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Skermer reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

Skermer is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 16 percent are found and West Midlands, where 13 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Skermer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skermer has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Skermer last name rose 384 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skermer Last Name Statistics demography

Skermer earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $58,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerme920/
Skremer860/
Skeyrme860/
Scoermer802/
Skyrme771,197/
Skerma7743/
Scheirmer751/
Skarmyr7144/
Skyrmes7116/
Sckerma7110/
Skyreme716/
Scremer712/
Scheirmeir711/
Skirmes710/
Scherme710/
Schermey671/
Schermir670/
Schermayr6323/
Schermeij635/
Schirmmer632/
Schirrmer632/
Schermair631/
Shchirmer631/
Skirma625/
Skirmi621/
Schermi5755/
Schirme573/
Squerma571/
Schermij5316/
Schirmee531/

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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
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  • 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 Skermer
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