Skär Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Skär Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Skär Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skär Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skär is found most frequently in Sweden. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skär? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Skär live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 161,422. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Jönköping County, where 20 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Norrbotten County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skäre | 89 | 15 | / |
| Sckär | 89 | 9 | / |
| Skähr | 89 | 7 | / |
| Håskär | 80 | 3 | / |
| Skir | 75 | 203 | / |
| Sker | 75 | 63 | / |
| Skre | 75 | 22 | / |
| Skeer | 67 | 716 | / |
| Skaer | 67 | 466 | / |
| Skåre | 67 | 279 | / |
| Shker | 67 | 200 | / |
| Skhir | 67 | 177 | / |
| Skier | 67 | 166 | / |
| Shkyr | 67 | 111 | / |
| Skere | 67 | 78 | / |
| Skair | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shkir | 67 | 64 | / |
| Skörd | 67 | 55 | / |
| Skjær | 67 | 40 | / |
| Skeir | 67 | 39 | / |
| Skjør | 67 | 19 | / |
| Skreå | 67 | 16 | / |
| Scker | 67 | 13 | / |
| Skehr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Skøre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssker | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skyrt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sckir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shkre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skirr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skoyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skhre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skerz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Skerr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Skär
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