Skew Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Skew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5511:324,2186,598
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Skew (799) may also be a first name.

Skew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skew has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skew is the 518,760th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Skew live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Skew is also the 289,538th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 799 people.

Skew is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 324,218. In Pakistan Skew is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Skew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skew has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Skew surname grew 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skew Last Name Statistics demography

Skew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 77.11% less than the national average, earning $9,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skews89540/
Shkew892/
Skewe891/
Skeew891/
Skheew801/
Skef7534/
Zkew751/
Skjw751/
Skheejw731/
Skeva67665/
Skeef67482/
Skeff67107/
Skief6791/
Schew6757/
Skeif6747/
Skeaf6712/
Skife679/
Sckef671/
Skefe671/
Zkewe671/
Skyfe671/
Skeyf671/
Skiev671/
Skeev671/

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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 Skew
  • 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