Skots Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Skots Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skots Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2691:169,22923,332
Russia1561:923,86672,911
United States481:7,551,228341,161
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Skots Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skots (Russian: Скоц) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skots? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 598,302nd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Skots are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 169,229. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Volyn Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Skots Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Skots surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Skots last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkots9121/
Skotse9113/
Skotts915/
Skotzs911/
Skotsh911/
Skot89343/
Skos898/
Skotsch833/
Skott801,292/
Shkot80213/
Skotz8074/
Skoss8057/
Szkot8054/
Skuts8035/
Scots8029/
Skout8027/
Skoot8020/
Skoit8019/
Skats8017/
Skote8013/
Skodt8011/
Skoth804/
Skose802/
Skhos802/
Skods801/
Skosz801/
Skoetsch7710/
Sko75330/
Skotte73955/
Scotts73549/
Skaats73212/
Skotch7387/
Skouse7351/
Shkott7339/
Scoots7326/
Shkuts7325/
Skoust7323/
Schkot7312/
Sckotz739/
Skotth738/
Scouts737/
Skoste734/
Shkosh734/
Skgous733/
Skatts733/
Skooth732/
Skottz732/
Skothe732/
Skoute732/
Skoutt731/
Skkott731/
Skotze731/
Scodts730/
Sckott730/
Scot672,420/
Skou672,184/
Skat67621/
Skoy67189/
Skutsch6775/
Skoś6769/
Škot6750/
Skas6737/
Scos6734/
Skoc6733/
Skotova6715/
Skoč6711/
Skót679/
Skoh678/
Shko676/
Skoi676/
Skoć675/
Scko675/
Skoz674/
Skho673/
Skoj672/
Sqot672/
Shkhout671/
Xkot671/
Sxko671/
Skco671/
Sgko671/
S'Koutt671/
Scottst671/
Skod671/
Skoa671/
Hsko671/
Scoutts670/

Skots Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skots in the Russian language
Скоцskoc-

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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 Skots
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