Skin Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Skin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Iran951:808,23740,284
Australia911:296,65626,074
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
England541:1,031,81650,675
India461:16,675,334263,471
Israel451:190,17018,708
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Skin (663) may also be a first name.

Skin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skin (Hindi: स्कीन, Russian: Скин) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,272nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Skin are found; 19 percent are found in North America and 19 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Skin is also the 322,353rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 663 people.

Skin is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 22 percent reside, Alaska, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Skin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skin last name expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Skin surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Skin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.62% less than the national average, earning R 100,716 per year; in United States they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $30,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skinn89694/
Skina89277/
Skien89132/
Skuin8964/
Shkin8933/
Skion893/
Skinc891/
Skimn890/
Skn8670/
Skøien80235/
Shkina80208/
Skinne8047/
Szkinc806/
Skingh802/
Shkuin801/
Skön75249/
Skyn7522/
Sken7513/
Skån758/
Skne752/
Sknh751/
Sknq751/
Skkn751/
Skhn751/
Sjkn751/
Sxkn751/
Szkn751/
Xkin751/
Jskn751/
Skøn751/
Sckn751/
Skinova739/
Skeen679,130/
Skoen6781/
Shkyn6756/
Skåån6747/
Squin6729/
Skåne6726/
Skånø6713/
Shqin677/
Shkinova674/
Skngh673/
Sxken673/
Skuen673/
Chkin673/
Sqien671/
Shsskind671/
Jskng671/
Sckim671/
Shkng671/
Shchkkin671/
Skyon670/
Skehn670/
Skeun670/

Skin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skin in the Hindi language
स्कीनskina-
Skin in the Russian language
Скинskin-

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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 Skin
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