Skota Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6281:86,27010,613
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Albania211:138,76511,419
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Škota (30) are calculated separately.

Skota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skota (Russian: Скота) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Škota. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 476,893rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname Skota occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Skota are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 86,270. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Albania, where 3 percent reside.

Skota Last Name Statistics demography

Skota earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning R 137,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škota9330/
Skouta91557/
Skotha91104/
Skotta9114/
Skhota919/
Skosta913/
Szkota912/
Shkota912/
Skotai911/
Skoutas83496/
Skhotha83181/
Skostad832/
S'Kouta832/
Skoti801,366/
Skuta80789/
Scota80372/
Skata8072/
Skoto8024/
Skoty8015/
Skote8013/
Sketa8011/
Scotta732,283/
Shkuta731,140/
Skotte73955/
Szkuta73702/
Skheta73200/
Skutta73181/
Skotis73108/
Scosta7381/
Skouti7375/
Skotti7349/
Skotty7339/
Škotta7310/
Skgoto738/
Skutas737/
Scotha736/
Shketa736/
Skooti735/
Skutaj734/
Skotho734/
Scoota734/
Skeeta734/
Skoste734/
Skothe732/
Skotie732/
Sketta732/
Skothy732/
Skusta732/
Skauta732/
Shkata732/
Skoute732/
Skätta731/
Skuita731/
Skhoto731/
Skouty731/
Skotes730/
Skoutti67360/
Skustad6761/
Skoutis6735/
Skottis6725/
Skothos6721/
Szkutta6719/
Shkutay6718/
Skaetta6718/
Schkuta6710/
Scoutas679/
Skottet675/
Skottey674/
Skhotho673/
Skotthy673/
Skoutes673/
Scostad672/
Chkouta672/
Skotish671/
Skotjhe671/
Skothou671/
Skoethe671/
Skotich671/
Skotosh671/
Skotter671/
Skouteh671/
Shkatoa671/
Szkoter671/
Skoitou671/
Skgothe671/
Skother670/

Skota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skota in the Russian language
Скотаskota-

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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
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  • 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 Skota
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