Skøien Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skøien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skøien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2311:22,2612,897
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Skien (132) are calculated separately.

Skøien Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skøien is found most in Norway. It may also be rendered as a variant: Skien. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skøien? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skøien reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Skøien is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 22,261. In Norway Skøien is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Skøien Last Name Statistics demography

Skøien earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning 341,243 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skien97132/
Skoien83315/
Skaien8333/
Skøyen8332/
Skiene832/
Skeien830/
Skin80884/
Sken8013/
Skøn801/
Skiecin7710/
Skhiene778/
Skuoien771/
Skeen739,130/
Skinn73694/
Skein73285/
Skina73277/
Skain73152/
Skean73145/
Skoen7381/
Skuin7364/
Shkin7333/
Skion733/
Sxken733/
Skuen733/
Sqien731/
Skinc731/
Skjen730/
Skeun730/
Skimn730/
Skyen730/
Skehn730/
Skujienė7154/
Skjoiten7128/
Szkiecin717/
Skujiene713/
Skehan672,526/
Skauen67341/
Shkina67208/
Skoyen67113/
Skn6770/
Skeean6755/
Skaine6754/
Skinne6747/
Skehen6744/
Skowen6727/
Skouen6725/
Hæsken6721/
Skaiem6717/
Skeine6714/
Skehin6714/
Skoine679/
Szkinc676/
Skeane674/
Shkeen674/
Skawen674/
Skeenh673/
Skayen672/
Skingh672/
Skehyn671/
Skeahn671/
Skeehn671/
Skeenk671/
Skijan671/
Skenne671/
Skujin671/
Sckenk671/
Skajen671/
Shkuin671/
Skyene670/
Skhean670/
Skenck670/
Skeand670/
Skojen670/
Squien670/

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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 Skøien
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