Skovly Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skovly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skovly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3131:16,4292,002
Denmark561:100,7989,513
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Skovly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skovly is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Skovly.

How Common Is The Last Name Skovly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 701,000th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Skovly reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Skovly is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 16,429. In Norway Skovly is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent live, Southern Norway, where 7 percent live and Western Norway, where 5 percent live. Aside from Norway Skovly occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Skovly Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skovly earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning 352,219 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.46% less than the national average, earning $30,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skovlyst8639/
Skovli83184/
Skoblya77359/
Skoblyi7718/
Skovlie777/
Skobley777/
Skovlit771/
Skobla67211/
Skoble6719/
Skavla6711/
Skoblei62250/
Skoblia62104/
Skavlid6227/
Scowley6227/
Skobler629/
Skoblej629/
Skawley621/
Scoble502,314/
Skabla5083/
Skoblejová5015/
Škobla5010/
Skewle501/
Skable501/

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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 Skovly
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