Skou Surname

192,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Skou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,8561:3,041257
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Norway571:90,21612,446
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Finland161:343,54424,270
Greenland141:4,027416
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France101:6,642,272293,169
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England61:9,286,343223,652
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Skou (2,013) may also be a first name.

Skou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skou (Georgian: სკოუ, Russian: Скоу) occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skou is the 192,736th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,336,788 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Skou reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia. Skou is also the 168,420th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,013 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 1,856 people, or 1 in 3,041. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 31 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Apart from Denmark this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Skou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skou has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skou surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Skou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.22% more than the national average, earning 492,206 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.16% more than the national average, earning $59,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.9% less than the national average, earning $38,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skouz892/
Skkou891/
Skoue891/
Sku86827/
Sko86330/
Skoust8023/
Shkoud805/
Skaiou804/
Skayou804/
Shkouy802/
Skoutt801/
Shkkou801/
Skau752,528/
Skuz75311/
Skoy75189/
Skoe75108/
Skui7596/
Skoś7569/
Skuy7552/
Skue7512/
Skoč7511/
Zkou759/
Skoh758/
Skoi756/
Shku756/
Shko756/
Skoć755/
Scko755/
Skho753/
Skoj752/
Scou752/
Skuj752/
Skhu752/
Skux752/
Skgu752/
Xkou752/
Skoa751/
Skuh751/
Hsko751/
Sgko751/
Sgku751/
Skco751/
Sjku751/
Sqku751/
Sxko751/
Xsku751/
Hsku751/
S'Koutt731/
Szkop671,853/
Skuja671,634/
Skocz67958/
Szkup67916/
Skopp67811/
Scout67520/
Skots67520/
Shkop67147/
Skejo67145/
Skuya6793/
Skaue6780/
Szkut6779/
Shkoy6761/
Skoie6761/
Skupp6760/
Skoss6757/
Szkot6754/
Skudt6744/
Skoye6732/
Skoya6719/
Skojo6718/
Skoji6718/
Scoup6711/
Skuia6711/
Skoje6711/
Skuch678/
Skaio676/
Skajo675/
Shgko674/
Shkoe674/
Zkout673/
Shkho672/
Shkud672/
Skodd672/
Szkud672/
Skhos672/
Sshko671/
Hshko671/
Schko671/
Sckho671/
Skods671/
Skoja671/
Skoyo671/
Shkus671/
Skuha671/
Skuje671/
Skuoy671/
Skuye671/
Skoha671/
Skosz671/
Shkau671/
Shkko671/
Shkui671/
Sqcko671/
Sehekoue671/
Szkod671/
Chkou671/
Skgoo671/
Hskoh671/
Squou671/
Shkuu671/
Shkoo671/
Skodh671/
Skeyo671/
Squko671/
Hsqko671/
Skojd670/
Skust670/
Skuth670/
Skuss670/

Skou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skou in the Georgian language
სკოუskou-
Skou in the Russian language
Скоуskou-

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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 Skou
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