Skyn Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Skyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Skyn (14) may also be a first name.

Skyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skyn is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Skyn reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,529,039. In Ukraine Skyn is most numerous in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 44 percent are found, Kherson Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkyn8956/
Skyon890/
Skn8670/
Skymne8025/
Shkynd801/
Shkyna801/
Skynne801/
Skin75884/
Skön75249/
Sken7513/
Skån758/
Skne752/
Jskn751/
Szkn751/
Sxkn751/
Sqyn751/
Sjkn751/
Skhn751/
Skkn751/
Sknq751/
Sknh751/
Sckn751/
Skøn751/
Skeen679,130/
Skinn67694/
Skina67277/
Skien67132/
Skoen6781/
Skuin6764/
Skåån6747/
Shkin6733/
Skåne6726/
Skånø6713/
Skngh673/
Skion673/
Skuen673/
Sxken673/
Skinc671/
Shkng671/
Jskng671/
Skeun670/
Skehn670/
Skimn670/

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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 Skyn
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