Skala Surname
Approximately 7,894 people bear this surname
Skala Surname Definition:
(Polish, German) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Skala (rock), in Germany.
Skala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,094 | 1:3,437 | 317 |
| United States | 2,551 | 1:142,085 | 14,752 |
| Austria | 439 | 1:19,397 | 3,012 |
| Germany | 401 | 1:200,762 | 23,045 |
| Ukraine | 399 | 1:114,092 | 16,237 |
| Russia | 224 | 1:643,406 | 55,877 |
| Slovakia | 126 | 1:42,353 | 7,950 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Croatia | 51 | 1:82,914 | 14,118 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Serbia | 42 | 1:170,118 | 11,141 |
| Slovenia | 42 | 1:59,230 | 9,095 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
The alternate forms: Skála (447), Škala (40) & Škála (1) are calculated separately.
Skala (167) may also be a first name.
Skala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish, German) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Skala (rock), in Germany.
Skala Demographics
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Skala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Skala (Arabic: سقالا, Georgian: სკალა, Russian: Скала) is found most frequently in Czechia. It may appear as: Skála, Škala or Škála. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Skala is the 63,446th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 923,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Skala are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Skala is also the 708,111th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 167 people.
The last name Skala is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 3,094 people, or 1 in 3,437. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Prague, where 18 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent are found and Plzeň Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Czechia this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.
Skala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Skala last name expanded 3,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Skala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Skala surname are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.6% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Skala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.3% less than the national average, earning R 115,740 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.81% more than the national average, earning $60,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Skala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skala in the Georgian language | ||
| სკალა | skala | - |
| Skala in the Russian language | ||
| Скала | skala | - |
| Skala in the Arabic language | ||
| سقالا | sqala | - |
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