Skjei Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Skjei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skjei is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjei? popularity and diffusion

Skjei is the 837,371st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Skjei are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Skjei is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 37 percent reside, Oregon, where 6 percent reside and Idaho, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Skjei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skjei are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skjei earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning 281,615 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $46,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skjeie91181/
Skji891/
Skje891/
Skeiy802/
Skeei801/
Skehi801/
Skjui801/
Skjet801/
Skiei801/
Skijip737/
Skeeit731/
Skeeis731/
Skajji731/
Skeeie731/
Skye671,183/
Skie67131/
Skia67129/
Sgji673/
Sksi673/
Zkji672/
Skse672/
Skxi672/
Sxji671/
Sqje671/
Sjxi671/
Skjy671/

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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 Skjei
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