Skogs Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skogs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skogs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Skogs (17) may also be a first name.

Skogs Last Name Facts

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

Skogs is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Skogs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skogs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Skogs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Skogs are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 196,935. In Sweden Skogs is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 78 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 10 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Skogs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skogs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skogs surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skogås91109/
Skoggs912/
Skogstø8324/
Skogsås832/
Skogsjø831/
Skags8011/
Skoks804/
Skugs802/
Scogs801/
Skegs800/
Skaggs7323,160/
Skeggs731,654/
Skagss735/
Skaags735/
Scoggs734/
Skuggs733/
Skeegs730/
Skox672/
Skhaggs671/
Skaggss671/
Sckaggs670/
Scouggs670/

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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 Skogs
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