Skoog Surname

91,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skoog Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Dweller in, or near, a forest; forest.

Skoog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,7431:3,590339
United States2,2641:160,09716,300
Norway611:84,30011,704
Canada431:856,87466,382
England141:3,979,861125,553
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Skoog Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Dweller in, or near, a forest; forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Skoog Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skoog occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skoog? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,909th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,400,374 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Skoog are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Skoog is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,743 people, or 1 in 3,590. In Sweden Skoog is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent live, Stockholm County, where 20 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Besides Sweden it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Skoog Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skoog has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skoog last name grew 4,354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skoog Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skoog surname are 14.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.5% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skoogh91267/
Skog896,631/
Skogh80858/
Skoug80310/
Skogg80138/
Skogø8042/
Skohg8018/
Åskog8013/
Skook804/
Sckog801/
Skogås73109/
Skough7355/
Skoggs732/
Skooke731/
Skok678,187/
Skokova675,011/
Skoková67160/
Skoc6733/
Skag6720/
Scog679/
Skug677/
Skogsås672/
Skoq671/
Skokowa671/

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