Skolem Surname

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

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skolem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skolem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Skolem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skolem is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skolem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Skolem live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway Skolem is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent live, Western Norway, where 4 percent live and Central Norway, where 2 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Skolem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skolem earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.31% less than the national average, earning 317,320 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelem8391/
Skolen8345/
Skolim8314/
Skalem831/
Skolne831/
Scollem775/
Shkolen772/
Skaleem771/
Skotlne771/
Schkolne7144/
Skolienė712/
Skolin6729/
Skalen6717/
Skaalheim675/
Skelim673/
Scolen672/
Scalem672/
Skuolienė671/

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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 Skolem
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