Skes Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Skes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Škes (4) are calculated separately.

Skes (6) may also be a first name.

Skes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skes (Russian: Скес) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Škes. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Skes are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Skes is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name internationally, held by 6 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Skes is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent live, Georgia, where 33 percent live and Indiana, where 33 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Skes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skes last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skes Last Name Statistics demography

Skes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škes924/
Skees89984/
Skeys8929/
Skies892/
Skhes891/
Skesh891/
Szkes891/
Jskes891/
Skess890/
Skeese8076/
Skeist8027/
Shkhes802/
Sketts802/
Shkesh802/
Schkes801/
Shkest801/
Skeish801/
Sckese801/
Skeits800/
Skesse800/
Skeass800/
Skesce800/
Skeise800/
Skis758/
Skez753/
Skys751/
Sketsch7325/
Skyts67235/
Skysh6727/
Skish6720/
Sskis6718/
Skais6714/
Skist679/
Skays671/
Skios671/
Skiss671/
Shkis671/
Skyse671/
Øzkes671/
Skyds671/
Skeić671/
Skice671/
Sques671/
Skejx671/
Xkeis671/

Skes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skes in the Russian language
Скесskes-

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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 Skes
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