Skye Surname
Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname
Skye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 645 | 1:561,952 | 46,273 |
| Canada | 281 | 1:131,123 | 13,644 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Skyé (1) are calculated separately.
Skye (10,996) may also be a first name.
Skye Demographics
Average Skye Salary in
United States
$41,769 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Skye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skye occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Skyé. Click here for other potential spellings of Skye.
How Common Is The Last Name Skye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 316,846th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Skye are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 57,486th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 10,996 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 561,952. In The United States Skye is most common in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Skye is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Skye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Skye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skye surname grew 10,750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 722 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Skye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Skye surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.63% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyé | 92 | 1 | / |
| Skoye | 89 | 32 | / |
| Skiye | 89 | 26 | / |
| Skeye | 89 | 3 | / |
| Skyed | 89 | 2 | / |
| Skuye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Skygge | 80 | 30 | / |
| Skayee | 80 | 20 | / |
| Skyies | 80 | 3 | / |
| Skayes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skeyes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skyhes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Skay | 75 | 1,544 | / |
| Skea | 75 | 1,305 | / |
| Skei | 75 | 1,198 | / |
| Skey | 75 | 513 | / |
| Skee | 75 | 214 | / |
| Skoy | 75 | 189 | / |
| Skae | 75 | 142 | / |
| Skie | 75 | 131 | / |
| Skoe | 75 | 108 | / |
| Skuy | 75 | 52 | / |
| Skue | 75 | 12 | / |
| Skje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Skjy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zkye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shkayeh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Skyhead | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shkoeye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skeyi | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Skeie | 67 | 1,926 | / |
| Skeja | 67 | 687 | / |
| Skjei | 67 | 329 | / |
| Skaya | 67 | 187 | / |
| Skejo | 67 | 145 | / |
| Skhee | 67 | 118 | / |
| Skuya | 67 | 93 | / |
| Skaue | 67 | 80 | / |
| Shkoy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Skoie | 67 | 61 | / |
| Skeha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Skeys | 67 | 29 | / |
| Skeya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Skøie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Skaje | 67 | 22 | / |
| Skoya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Skeje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skoje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skjøy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Skayi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Skiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sckey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skeih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skeia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shkoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shkay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skejø | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skeiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sckie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hskee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hskey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skjet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skayd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sqyer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sckei | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scuye | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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