Skiba Surname

14,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Skiba Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) Single strip of soil thrown up by a plow, probably designating a plowman.

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Skiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland19,4261:1,957153
Russia6,4771:22,2523,147
Kazakhstan4,4321:3,990541
United States3,7981:95,43410,690
Germany2,2301:36,1014,784
Belarus9211:10,3161,557
Canada4001:92,11410,103
Brazil3061:699,58925,707
England2561:217,64918,479
France2491:266,75841,114
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Argentina1661:257,49020,780
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Australia791:341,71828,950
Kyrgyzstan721:82,95410,650
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Czechia551:193,33628,224
Spain511:916,70735,562
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Norway311:165,88020,092
Austria301:283,84832,444
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Israel291:295,09125,768
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Sweden221:447,58032,003
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Greece191:583,14770,237
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Wales91:343,83718,086
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Skiba (25) may also be a first name.

Skiba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) Single strip of soil thrown up by a plow, probably designating a plowman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Derived from a slavic word referring to bread slice.

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Skiba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skiba (Georgian: სკიბა, Russian: Скиба) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,041st most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 183,598 people. Skiba is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Skiba live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Skiba is also the 2,136,160th most common forename world-wide It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 19,426 people, or 1 in 1,957. Without taking into account Poland this surname is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent reside.

Skiba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skiba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Skiba surname rose 9,995 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skiba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Skiba are 3.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skiba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning 231,001 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $46,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szkiba91212/
Skhiba91112/
Skieba9123/
Skeiba916/
Shkiba911/
Skyba8010,658/
Skuba802,625/
Skibo802,010/
Skeba80180/
Skiby80141/
Skýba8071/
Skibi8016/
Skibe8012/
Sqiba806/
Zkiba803/
Skibj801/
Skiebe73169/
Squiba7393/
Szkibó7346/
Skubai7346/
Skeeba7334/
Szkiva7317/
Skajba7314/
Skibeh739/
Skebas739/
Skubah738/
Skubay738/
Skibit734/
Skubaj732/
Skimpa731/
Skibee731/
Skiebo731/
Szkibo731/
Skhyba731/
Shkibi731/
Szkuba731/
Shkeba731/
Skibey730/
Scheiba67484/
Skibosh6711/
Skuibyt677/
Schibau677/
Skuibyd675/
Skibisz672/
Squeiba671/
Szkuhba671/
Sckibis671/
Skibicz671/
Skibych671/

Skiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skiba in the Georgian language
სკიბაskiba-
Skiba in the Russian language
Скибаskiba-

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