Shkelqim Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shkelqim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Shkelqim (4,002) may also be a first name.
Shkelqim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shkelqim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shkelqim is most common in Greece. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shkelqim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Shkelqim are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 110,389th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 4,002 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,582,827. In Greece Shkelqim is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 57 percent reside, Central Greece, where 14 percent reside and Crete, where 14 percent reside. Other than Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Albania, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shkelqimi | 94 | 64 | / |
| Shkelqime | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shkalqim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shkëlqimi | 82 | 12 | / |
| Skelkim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skelcim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sklkim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chukaligam | 56 | 4 | / |
| Chokaligam | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chokkaligam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shekolagami | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shokolagami | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Shkelqim
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