Skjöld Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skjöld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Skjöld Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden941:104,7537,572
Finland31:1,832,23457,803

Skjöld Last Name Facts

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

Skjöld is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjöld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skjöld is the 1,882,912th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Skjöld is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skjöld live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 104,753. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 53 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skiöld83205/
Skjøld8347/
Skjald8337/
Skjeld832/
Skjøldt7729/
Skiöldh779/
Skjäl7348/
Skjel7321/
Skjal731/
Skjeldås7123/
Skjeldsø711/
Skjäll671/
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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 Skjöld
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