Skiftun Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skiftun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skiftun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway701:73,46110,305
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Skiftun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skiftun occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiftun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skiftun is the 1,596,935th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Skiftun are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 73,461. In Norway Skiftun is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 71 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Skiftun Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skiftun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning 362,335 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.85% more than the national average, earning $57,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning $37,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skifthun932/
Skaftun8680/
Skifton8676/
Skiffton801/
Skifiton800/
Sakifuddin711/
Skavitin6753/
Såkvitne6727/
Sokvitne6724/
Skovitin6719/

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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 Skiftun
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