Shkela Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Shkela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shkela (32) may also be a first name.

Shkela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shkela (Russian: Шкела) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Shkela are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Shkela is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 22,761,348. In Ukraine Shkela is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 50 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 50 percent are found. Beside Ukraine Shkela is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkelya9216/
Shkeela9210/
Skela91119/
Shkola8313,476/
Shkala83145/
Skelaj8362/
Shkila8319/
Shkele8310/
Shkeli834/
Skelap831/
Chkela831/
Sketla831/
Shkely830/
Shkalla771,031/
Szkiela77287/
Shkilya7739/
Schkola778/
Shkiele777/
Shkolla774/
Skhoela771/
Shkayla771/
Schelha770/
Skala737,894/
Skele731,623/
Skola73446/
Skila73312/
Skelo73148/
Skeli7354/
Skely738/
Skyla737/
Skelé731/
Shchehla714/
Shkallla711/
Skalla67784/
Skeele67235/
Szkala6753/
Skalia6730/
Skelos6728/
Skaala6726/
Szkely6723/
Skeily6721/
Skalaa6717/
Skalay6712/
Skeley6711/
Skolla6711/
Skolia6710/
Skalai679/
Skielo679/
Škiela675/
Skeler674/
Skhele674/
Skelhe673/
Skalah672/
Skeile672/
Skalaj672/
Skaila672/
Skeely672/
Shkily671/
Skelie671/
Szkeli671/
Scoela671/
Skalya671/
Skahla671/
Skylad671/
Skiely671/
Sckola671/
Skayla671/
Shkolo671/
Shkilo671/
Skuila671/
Skeleh671/
Skiele671/
Skilia670/

Shkela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkela in the Russian language
Шкелаskela-

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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 Shkela
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