Skym Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Skym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Wales791:39,1713,833
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales481:32,6751,788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Skym Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skym occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skym click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skym? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Skym reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States Skym is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 59 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 33 percent reside and Cambodia, where 11 percent reside.

Skym Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Skym has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skym last name increased 1,091 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Skym Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skym last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.96% registered to vote for the party.

Skym earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $39,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skyme8920/
Skymm891/
Skaym891/
Skim7532/
Skem7513/
Skeem67263/
Skime67129/
Skeim6785/
Skaim6715/
Skeme679/
Skiem679/
Shkim678/
Xkuym671/
Sckim671/
Skeam670/
Skeime6038/
Shkhem602/
Skeemh601/
Shkeem601/
Skheem601/
Shkimd601/
Skimova553/
Skaitme551/
Skåheim551/
Skaaheim5038/
Zkim5020/
Xkim502/
Sqem502/
Zqym501/
Scjm501/

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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 Skym
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