Skumar Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Skumar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skumar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7151:1,072,81944,389
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Skumar (942) may also be a first name.

Skumar Last Name Facts

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

Skumar (Hindi: एसकुमार, Marathi: एसकुमार) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skumar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skumar is the 369,492nd most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Skumar live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Skumar is also the 263,269th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 942 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 1,072,819. In India Skumar is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 43 percent are found, Kerala, where 22 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent are found and Kuwait, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkumar9229/
Skummar924/
Sskumar921/
Shkumare861/
Sshkumar861/
Skomar8339/
Zkumar833/
Shkomar7773/
Skommar7736/
Szkomar7715/
Scheumar711/
Scheumayr6712/
Szkomár621/

Skumar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skumar in the Hindi language
एसकुमारesakumara95
सकुमारsakumara5
Skumar in the Marathi language
एसकुमारesakumara55
कुमारkumara10
सुकुमारsukumara10
सकुमारsakumara10
शेउमरse'umara5
शंकरsankara5
सु़कुमारsukumara5

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