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
Skala (Arabic: سقالا, Georgian: სკალა, Russian: Скала) has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Skála, Škala or Škála. For other potential spellings of Skala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skala? popularity and diffusion
Skala is the 63,446th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 923,175 people. The surname Skala occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Skala live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Skala is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 167 people.
The last name Skala is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,094 people, or 1 in 3,437. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Prague, where 18 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent reside and Plzeň Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Czechia this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.
Skala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Skala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Skala last name grew 3,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Skala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Skala surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Skala are 10.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.6% 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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