Skogheim Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skogheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skogheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8321:6,181622
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Skogheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skogheim occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skogheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skogheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,535th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Skogheim live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 6,181. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 15 percent are found and Western Norway, where 14 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Skogheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skogheim surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skogheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning 319,542 kr per year; in United States they earn 48.47% more than the national average, earning $64,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $43,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skoghem937/
Scroghem7528/
Skogmo71598/
Skogum71108/
Soghqiyam711/
Scroghm671/
Skogan57300/
Skogound501/
Scoggine500/

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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 Skogheim
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