Skotland Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skotland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skotland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Skotland (26) may also be a first name.

Skotland Last Name Facts

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

Skotland (Russian: Скотланд) occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skotland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Skotland occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Skotland live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia. Skotland is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway Skotland is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Skotland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skotland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skotland surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skotland Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skotland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning 337,007 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.16% less than the national average, earning R 113,688 per year and in United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Skotland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skotland in the Russian language
Скотландskotland-

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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 Skotland
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