Skvyra Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Skvyra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Skvyra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1711:266,21534,596
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Skvyra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skvyra (Russian: Сквыра) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skvyra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skvyra is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Skvyra is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Skvyra are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Skvyra is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 266,215. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Kiev, where 24 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkvyra92385/
Skvyrha921/
Skvira83142/
Shkvira7760/
Shkvera771/
Skviro674/
Skverer6273/
Skverys6225/
Skveres6219/
Shkviro625/
Skveris623/
Shkvero623/
Sqveira621/
Skverets571/
Scviro505/
Sqvire503/
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Skvyra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skvyra in the Russian language
Сквыраskvyra-

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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 Skvyra
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