Skim Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Skim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skim (167) may also be a first name.

Skim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skim (Hindi: सकीम, Oriya: ିମ୍, Russian: Ским) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Skim.

How Common Is The Last Name Skim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Skim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Skim live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Skim is also the 708,111th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 167 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Skim is mostly found in: Bihar, where 94 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Barring India Skim exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 28 percent reside and Taiwan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skime89129/
Skeim8985/
Skaim8915/
Skiem899/
Shkim898/
Sckim891/
Skeime8038/
Shkimd801/
Skym75238/
Zkim7520/
Skem7513/
Xkim752/
Skimova733/
Skåheim731/
Skaitme731/
Skeem67263/
Skaaheim6738/
Scaim6731/
Skyme6720/
Skeme679/
Squim673/
Skaym671/
Shcim671/
Skymm671/
Skeam670/
Shkhimova621/
Scheim6097/
Shkhem602/
Skeemh601/
Shkeem601/
Shchim601/
Skheem601/
Sjquim601/
Squaim600/
Z'Kheim551/
Zqim509/
Sqem502/
Z'Kheime501/
Scjm501/

Skim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skim in the Oriya language
ିମ୍im-
Skim in the Hindi language
सकीमsakima33.33
स्कीमskima33.33
स्काीमskaima33.33
Skim in the Russian language
Скимskim-

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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
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  • 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 Skim
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