Skott Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skott Surname Definition:

= Scott, q.v.

Skott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4661:21,1301,750
Germany2041:394,63536,643
Russia1601:900,76971,600
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Denmark1231:45,8924,801
Finland521:105,70610,637
Norway481:107,13114,344
England381:1,466,26563,675
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Skott (213) may also be a first name.

Skott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Scott, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Skott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skott (Hindi: स्कोट, Russian: Скотт) is found most in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 295,200th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. Skott occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Skott reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia. Skott is also the 619,385th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 213 people.

The last name Skott is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 21,130. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Norrbotten County, where 17 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Skott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skott surname rose 1,563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skott last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Skott surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the party.

The amount Skott earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning 425,827 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $51,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.24% less than the national average, earning $34,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skotte91955/
Shkott9139/
Skotth918/
Skotts915/
Skoett914/
Skottz912/
Skoutt911/
Skkott911/
Sckott910/
Skot89343/
S'Koutt831/
Scott80854,691/
Skutt80674/
Skots80520/
Shkot80213/
Skatt80158/
Szkot8054/
Skout8027/
Skoot8020/
Skoit8019/
Skote8013/
Skodt8011/
Skoth804/
Skottova771/
Scotte73829/
Scotts73549/
Sccott7345/
Skutte7342/
Skoust7323/
Shkots7321/
Scottt7317/
Scoott7316/
Scoutt7313/
Schkot7312/
Sckotz739/
Sscott735/
Hscott734/
Skoste734/
Skoedt733/
S'cott733/
Skatts733/
Skatte732/
Skothe732/
Shcott732/
Skoute732/
Scoitt732/
Skooth732/
Jscott732/
Scostt731/
Scotth731/
Scottz731/
Scoytt731/
Skkatt731/
Szkutt731/
Scot672,420/
Skat67621/
Skut67201/
Škot6750/
Skotova6715/
Skoč6711/
Skót679/
D'Scott677/
Skoć675/
Shkutte674/
Skotsch673/
Scottch673/
Sqot672/
Shkhout671/
Skod671/
Schcott671/
Skhoedt671/
Xkot671/
Scoutte670/
Scoutts670/

Skott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skott in the Hindi language
स्कोटskota-
Skott in the Russian language
Скоттskott-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Skott
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