Skjelland Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjelland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway991:51,9427,451
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Skjelland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skjelland occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjelland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skjelland is the 1,839,022nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Skjelland are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Skjelland is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 51,942. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent are found, Western Norway, where 6 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Norway Skjelland exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Skjelland Last Name Statistics demography

Skjelland earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning 409,682 kr per year.

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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 Skjelland
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