Sköld Surname

94,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sköld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sköld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,8581:2,027185
Finland661:83,2838,933
Norway491:104,94514,093
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Estonia191:69,56912,771
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sköld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sköld is most common in Sweden. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sköld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,603rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,447,090 people. The surname Sköld is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sköld reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Sköld is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 4,858 people, or 1 in 2,027. In Sweden Sköld is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Sweden Sköld is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Sköld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sköld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sköld last name contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sköld Last Name Statistics demography

Sköld earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning 283,204 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sköldh919/
Sköldås836/
Skøld8067/
Skild808/
Skoeld7322/
Skiøld7317/
Skiold738/
Skyldt737/
Shkled731/
Skilds730/
Zkld672/
Sqld671/
Sklt671/
Håskiold621/
Skelt60162/
Sklet6019/
Skølt604/
Skilt601/
Skltt600/
Shkledova571/
Skelte5526/
Sklett5523/
Skillt5519/
Skelts552/
Skilte551/
Skellt550/
Skilts550/
Scheeld5024/
Schiltd502/
Schilld501/
Shchild500/
Skilltt500/

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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
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  • 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 Sköld
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