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Where Does The Last Name Skot Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Skot (Hindi: स्कोट, Marathi: कॉट, Russian: Скот) is found most in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Škot or Skót. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skot? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 812,930^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Skot reside; 33 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 359,856^th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 548 people.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,334,473. In Russia Skot is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 51 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Skot Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Skot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skot last name rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skot Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Skot surname is primarily Orthodox (56%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Skot last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 33.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Skot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.63% less than the national average, earning R 29,400 per year; in United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning $63,373 CAD per year.