Skotheim Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skotheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skotheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2121:24,2563,207
Canada1861:198,09519,415
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Skotheim Last Name Facts

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

Skotheim occurs most in Norway. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skotheim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 672,867th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Skotheim live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 24,256. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Skotheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skotheim are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Skotheim earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning 369,765 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning $29,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skottheim9461/
Scothem802/
Skatthem752/
Scotem711/
Skattem679/
Skotaam678/
Scotham671/
Scoutem671/
Scottham631/
Scotthamm591/
Squetim535/
Skattam531/

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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 Skotheim
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