Skyes Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Skyes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Wales81:386,81619,671
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Skyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skyes is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Skyes live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Skyes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Skyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skyes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skyes last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skyes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skyes last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Skyes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning $33,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skyies913/
Skayes912/
Skeyes911/
Skyhes910/
Skees80984/
Skues80145/
Skeys8029/
Skies802/
Skays801/
Shkhyess771/
Skeuse7353/
Skiest7342/
Skeist7327/
Skayst7316/
Skyist7311/
Scayes731/
Skeish731/
Skiese731/
Skeeis731/
Skoyos731/
Skeits730/
Skeass730/
Skeays730/
Skeiis730/
Skeise730/
Sckiets675/
Skagges674/
Scheyes670/

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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
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  • 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 Skyes
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