Skjelnes Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjelnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjelnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1021:50,4157,222
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Skjelnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skjelnes occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjelnes? popularity and diffusion

Skjelnes is the 1,573,888th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skjelnes are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 50,415. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 16 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Skjelnes Last Name Statistics demography

Skjelnes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning 313,781 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skjellnes9425/
Skjelnæs882/
Skålnes8094/
Skalnes803/
Skolness7543/
Skelonis758/
Skaalnes756/
Skolones753/
Skellins750/
Sklans7115/
Sklens7112/
Skellions711/
Sekelanus711/
Skelionis711/
Sikelianos6734/
Skilins6726/
Skalins6718/
Seklins678/
Skolins676/
Sklinos674/
Sklenys672/
Suklins672/
Siklens671/
Skilens670/
Schielne631/

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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
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  • 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 Skjelnes
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