Skyt Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Skyt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skyt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Skyt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skyt occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Skyt is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Skyt reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Skyt is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 43,421. In Denmark Skyt is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 37 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 6 percent are found. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 20 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skytt89766/
Skyts89235/
Skydt89226/
Skyte8959/
Shkyt8941/
Skytz8916/
Skyth893/
Skytte801,803/
Skayst8016/
Skeyte806/
Skythe803/
Sket75308/
Skit7564/
Zkyt751/
Skét751/
Skytthe7379/
Shkhayt7359/
Skytova7325/
Skytová732/
Skeet672,272/
Skitt671,376/
Shket67805/
Skett67532/
Skeat67139/
Skiet67136/
Szkit6735/
Skjøt6726/
Skeit6724/
Skoit6719/
Skist679/
Skite679/
Shkytova678/
Skete676/
Skith676/
Sketh674/
Scayt671/
Skyds671/
Skayd671/
Skiot671/
Skait671/

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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 Skyt
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