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 more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skunk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skunk is the 1,589,322nd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Skunk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Skunk live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Skunk is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,919,563. In Iran Skunk is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 80 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Skunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skunk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skunk surname increased 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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