Skink Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Skink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Skink Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skink is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Skink click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skink? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skink is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Skink reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe Skink is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 80 percent are found, Matabeleland North Province, where 9 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Skink occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Skink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skink has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skink Last Name Statistics demography

Skink earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning R 234,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skinke9126/
Skenk806/
Sking804/
Skinc801/
Skincs7325/
Skenke7311/
Szkinc736/
Skingh732/
Skings731/
Sckenk731/
Squink731/
Skeenk731/
Skenck730/
Skenks730/
Shkinkova7116/
Sckimke672/
Zknk671/
Sknq671/
Skennck671/
Skenkqe671/
Skyonck670/

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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 Skink
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