Skoog Surname
Approximately 5,204 people bear this surname
Skoog Surname Definition:
(Swedish) Dweller in, or near, a forest; forest.
Skoog Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,743 | 1:3,590 | 339 |
| United States | 2,264 | 1:160,097 | 16,300 |
| Norway | 61 | 1:84,300 | 11,704 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Skoog Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Dweller in, or near, a forest; forest.
Skoog Demographics
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Skoog Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skoog Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skoog has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skoog? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 91,909th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,400,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Skoog reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,743 people, or 1 in 3,590. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Skoog Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skoog has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,354 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Skoog Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Skoog last name are 14.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Skoog earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning 355,514 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $50,242 CAD per year.
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