Skots Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Skots Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 269 | 1:169,229 | 23,332 |
| Russia | 156 | 1:923,866 | 72,911 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Skots Demographics
Skots Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Skots Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skots Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skots (Russian: Скоц) is most common in Ukraine. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skots? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 598,302nd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. Skots is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Skots live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Skots is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 169,229. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 33 percent reside, Volyn Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Skots Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Skots last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Skots earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.02% less than the national average, earning R 35,592 per year and in United States they earn 28.72% more than the national average, earning $55,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shkots | 91 | 21 | / |
| Skotse | 91 | 13 | / |
| Skotts | 91 | 5 | / |
| Skotzs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Skotsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Skot | 89 | 343 | / |
| Skos | 89 | 8 | / |
| Skotsch | 83 | 3 | / |
| Skott | 80 | 1,292 | / |
| Shkot | 80 | 213 | / |
| Skotz | 80 | 74 | / |
| Skoss | 80 | 57 | / |
| Szkot | 80 | 54 | / |
| Skuts | 80 | 35 | / |
| Scots | 80 | 29 | / |
| Skout | 80 | 27 | / |
| Skoot | 80 | 20 | / |
| Skoit | 80 | 19 | / |
| Skats | 80 | 17 | / |
| Skote | 80 | 13 | / |
| Skodt | 80 | 11 | / |
| Skoth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Skose | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skhos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skods | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skosz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skoetsch | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sko | 75 | 330 | / |
| Skotte | 73 | 955 | / |
| Scotts | 73 | 549 | / |
| Skaats | 73 | 212 | / |
| Skotch | 73 | 87 | / |
| Skouse | 73 | 51 | / |
| Shkott | 73 | 39 | / |
| Scoots | 73 | 26 | / |
| Shkuts | 73 | 25 | / |
| Skoust | 73 | 23 | / |
| Schkot | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sckotz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Skotth | 73 | 8 | / |
| Scouts | 73 | 7 | / |
| Skoste | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shkosh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Skgous | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skatts | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skooth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skottz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skothe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skoute | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skoutt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skkott | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skotze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scodts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sckott | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scot | 67 | 2,420 | / |
| Skou | 67 | 2,184 | / |
| Skat | 67 | 621 | / |
| Skoy | 67 | 189 | / |
| Skutsch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Skoś | 67 | 69 | / |
| Škot | 67 | 50 | / |
| Skas | 67 | 37 | / |
| Scos | 67 | 34 | / |
| Skoc | 67 | 33 | / |
| Skotova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Skoč | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skót | 67 | 9 | / |
| Skoh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Skoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Skoć | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skoz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sqot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shkhout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xkot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgko | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Koutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scottst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scoutts | 67 | 0 | / |
Skots Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skots in the Russian language | ||
| Скоц | skoc | - |
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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 Skots
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