Skinke Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Skinke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šķiņķe (1) are calculated separately.

Skinke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skinke occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šķiņķe. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skinke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skinke is the 3,882,373rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Skinke live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Skinke is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 85,419. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Vidzeme, where 71 percent reside, Semigallia, where 25 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Latvia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skinker92222/
Skinkes921/
Skink9187/
Skinnker861/
Skenke8311/
Skinka832/
Skince830/
Šķiņķe781/
Skinkis77341/
Skenker774/
Sckimke772/
Skenkqe771/
Skenk736/
Sking734/
Skinc731/
Skinkiss7118/
Schinkey712/
Szkenker711/
Skincs6725/
Shkinkova6716/
Skinca6714/
Skenqe6710/
Skynka677/
Szkinc676/
Skingh672/
Sckenk671/
Schinkcke671/
Skeenk671/
Skings671/
Squink671/
Sqinqe671/
Skenka671/
Skenck670/
Schinckey670/
Skenks670/
Skence670/

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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 Skinke
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