Skyten Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Skyten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skyten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland261:211,41217,592
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Skytén (36) are calculated separately.

Skyten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skyten is found most in Finland. It can also occur as a variant: Skytén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skyten is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Skyten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Skyten live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Finland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent are found. Besides Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skytén9436/
Skytten9237/
Skytøen9225/
Skytoen921/
Skytyn836/
Sketen830/
Shkytyn7776/
Skytyna774/
Skitten772/
Skytina771/
Sketten771/
Skyttén771/
Skene733,910/
Skein73285/
Skean73145/
Skyne736/
Skuyn733/
Skayn732/
Skhen731/
Skhyn731/
Skeun730/
Shkytyna71128/
Skytting7118/
Skeene67398/
Skehen6744/
Skitin6742/
Skayne6723/
Skeine6714/
Skeane674/
Skeenh673/
Skoyne672/
Skehyn671/
Skeahn671/
Skisen670/
Skeand670/
Skhean670/

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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 Skyten
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