Skotnes Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skotnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skotnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3101:16,5882,027
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Skotnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skotnes occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skotnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skotnes is the 798,040th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Skotnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Skotnes live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Skotnes is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 16,588. In Norway Skotnes is primarily found in: Northern Norway, where 33 percent live, Western Norway, where 30 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live. Aside from Norway Skotnes exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Skotnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skotnes surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skotnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning 312,967 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.59% less than the national average, earning R 74,640 per year and in United States they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $56,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skottnes931/
Skotanis8021/
Skotinos806/
Skotinis802/
Skoteinos756/
Skutans71210/
Skutnäs7115/
Skodins719/
Skitins712/
Saktins712/
Sketins712/
Skutins711/
Skutāns711/
Skitinis6710/
Scottins674/
Sagtones673/
Scott-Hynes671/
Scott-Hines671/
Sakatuns671/
Scastnijs503/

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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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  • 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 Skotnes
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