Skunk Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Canada

Skunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Skunk (21) may also be a first name.

Skunk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skunk is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skunk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skunk is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Skunk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Skunk reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename globally, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,919,563. In Iran Skunk is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 80 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Skunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skunk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skunk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skunk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 62.82% less than the national average, earning $16,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.82% less than the national average, earning $35,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skuncke8327/
Skunc802/
Skung801/
Scunk801/
Scunck732/
Szkunc731/
Shcunk731/
Shkunkova7135/
Skuting675/
Skunque671/
Scuncke671/
Skuncová623/
Skuncova621/
Skonc6097/
Skong602/
Xkung601/
Škunc601/
Skoeng551/
Scoung550/
Scheung508/
Scuting500/

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Skunk Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Skunk
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