Skuja Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Skuja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skuja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,2781:1,604158
Lithuania701:43,3517,190
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada451:818,79163,991
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Australia341:793,99150,673
England231:2,422,52489,093
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Ireland51:941,78816,185
India51:153,413,076951,030
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Skuja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skuja is found most frequently in Latvia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Skuja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skuja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,941st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Skuja live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,278 people, or 1 in 1,604. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 53 percent live, Semigallia, where 18 percent live and Vidzeme, where 14 percent live. Beside Latvia this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Skuja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skuja surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Skuja earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.01% more than the national average, earning $68,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skujat9126/
Skhuja911/
Skuj892/
Skuza804,721/
Skeja80687/
Skaja80515/
Skusa80490/
Skuya8093/
Skuca8045/
Skuia8011/
Skuża806/
Skoja801/
Skuha801/
Skuje801/
Skajaa7370/
Skutca7328/
Skhaja7315/
Skujis7311/
Skhuza739/
Schkuj736/
Skusca735/
Skeeja735/
Shkuha734/
Skurza732/
Skajas731/
Skajau731/
Skau672,528/
Skou672,184/
Skay671,544/
Skea671,305/
Skai67177/
Skaa67154/
Skaj67145/
Skae67142/
Skui6796/
Skuy6752/
Skue6712/
Shkuzay677/
Skij676/
Skkhaja673/
Skoj672/
Skujytė672/
Sjkhaja671/
Skoa671/
Scuj671/

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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 Skuja
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