Skifte Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greenland
Highest density in:
Greenland

Skifte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skifte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greenland2711:20845
Denmark761:74,2737,314
Norway321:160,69619,635
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skifte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skifte is held by more people in Greenland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skifte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skifte? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 748,537th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Skifte live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Dano-North America.

The surname Skifte is most widely held in Greenland, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 208. Aside from Greenland Skifte occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.

Skifte Last Name Statistics demography

Skifte earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.59% less than the national average, earning 260,983 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiefte921/
Skift918/
Shkifty7718/
Schifte774/
Skiftis771/
Schift6761/
Skyfta6749/
Skyfti675/
Scoift671/
Schefte6284/
Skyftis625/
Scheift622/
Schifft622/
Skebd551/
Skebti501/

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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 Skifte
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