Skye Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Skye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6451:561,95246,273
Canada2811:131,12313,644
England651:857,20145,134
Australia611:442,55234,724
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Israel181:475,42436,085
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Skyé (1) are calculated separately.

Skye (10,996) may also be a first name.

Skye Last Name Facts

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

Skye is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Skyé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 316,846th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,160,225 people. The last name Skye occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Skye live; 78 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Skye is also the 57,486th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 10,996 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 561,952. In The United States Skye is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Skye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skye surname expanded 10,750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 722 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skye last name are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Skye earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.97% less than the national average, earning R 147,396 per year; in United States they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $41,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $45,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skyé921/
Skoye8932/
Skiye8926/
Skeye893/
Skyed892/
Skuye891/
Skygge8030/
Skayee8020/
Skyies803/
Skayes802/
Skeyes801/
Skyhes800/
Skay751,544/
Skea751,305/
Skei751,198/
Skey75513/
Skee75214/
Skoy75189/
Skae75142/
Skie75131/
Skoe75108/
Skuy7552/
Skue7512/
Skje751/
Skjy751/
Zkye751/
Shkayeh7326/
Skyhead731/
Shkoeye731/
Skeyi672,498/
Skeie671,926/
Skeja67687/
Skjei67329/
Skaya67187/
Skejo67145/
Skhee67118/
Skuya6793/
Skaue6780/
Shkoy6761/
Skoie6761/
Skeha6748/
Skeys6729/
Skeya6727/
Skøie6722/
Skaje6722/
Skoya6719/
Skeje6711/
Skoje6711/
Skjøy678/
Skayi676/
Skiya675/
Sckey674/
Scaye674/
Skeih674/
Skeia674/
Shkoe674/
Shkay673/
Skejø673/
Skeiy672/
Sckie672/
Skjay671/
Skehi671/
Skeić671/
Skoue671/
Skhie671/
Hskee671/
Hskey671/
Skyha671/
Skyhi671/
Skhey671/
Skiei671/
Skiyi671/
Skawe671/
Skjet671/
Skoyo671/
Shkae671/
Skeeh671/
Skayd671/
Shkie671/
Skeei671/
Skeyo671/
Skuje671/
Skuoy671/
Skeay670/
Sqyer670/
Sckei670/
Scuye670/

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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 Skye
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