Skjerven Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjerven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjerven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4161:12,3611,398
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Skjerven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skjerven occurs most in Norway. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjerven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skjerven is the 550,571st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The last name Skjerven is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Skjerven reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 12,361. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live, Western Norway, where 49 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Skjerven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skjerven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skjerven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skjerven are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skjerven earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning 374,510 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.26% less than the national average, earning $35,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerven9382/
Skjrven931/
Skjervem8878/
Skjærven8850/
Skjervin881/
Skierven881/
Skjervan880/
Skjerveim820/
Skervin80285/
Skirven8067/
Skorven8013/
Skriven804/
Skruven802/
Skervan800/
Skjervheim78236/
Skiervem751/
Skjirvan750/
Skrván711/
Sukharven711/
Skirvn711/
Skieriuviene702/
Skirvin671,410/
Skrivan67295/
Skrovan67153/
Skarvan67125/
Skrovná6738/
Skrovný6735/
Skorván6731/
Skrován6719/
Skravan6715/
Skårvin6710/
Skriván679/
Sikariveni679/
Skirvan679/
Skorvan676/
Skrovny675/
Skėruvienė672/
Skrovna671/
Scarven671/
Sukaraveni671/
Skarvun670/
Skorvin670/

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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 Skjerven
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