Sky Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sky Surname Definition:

1. The Scottish island, Skye. 2. Ferguson says, Danish shy, shy.

Sky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3021:254,24719,079
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Norway381:135,32317,347
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
China121:113,943,4645,994
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sky (17,481) may also be a first name.

Sky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. The Scottish island, Skye. 2. Ferguson says, Danish shy, shy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sky (Arabic: اسكاي) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 502,491st most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. The surname Sky occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Sky live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sky is also the 41,683rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 17,481 people.

It is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 254,247. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 25 percent live, Fars Province, where 22 percent live and South Khorasan Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 6 percent live.

Sky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sky has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sky last name contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sky Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sky earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5% more than the national average, earning 363,383 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 364.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,102,800 per year and in Canada they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $59,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skay861,544/
Skey86513/
Skyp86385/
Skoy86189/
Skyy8680/
Skiy8669/
Skuy8652/
Skhy865/
Skyi863/
Skyo862/
Skyz861/
Jsky861/
Skky861/
Shky861/
Sgky861/
Skyts75235/
Skydt75226/
Skaya75187/
Shkoy7561/
Shkyt7541/
Skeys7529/
Skysh7527/
Skytz7516/
Sckey754/
Shkay753/
Hskey751/
Skych751/
Skhey751/
Skyds751/
Skuoy751/
Skayd751/
Zscky751/
Ska672,187/
Ski671,231/
Zky67555/
Ske6768/
Skj6735/
Skayst6716/
Sqy677/
Skohyi672/
Shkouy672/
Shkaya672/
Sskaya671/
Skhaya671/
Skaych671/
Schsky671/
Sckaya671/
Skiehy670/

Sky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sky in the Arabic language
اسكايaskay-
سكايskay-
سماءsma-

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