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

Skink is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skink? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Skink is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 80 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 9 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Skink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skink has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Skink surname grew 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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