Skalec Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Skalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3311:114,83017,191
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Škalec (150) are calculated separately.

Skalec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skalec is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Škalec. For other potential spellings of Skalec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skalec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 777,192nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Skalec reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Skalec is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 114,830. Not including Poland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škalec94150/
Skaleci921/
Skalecke8641/
Skalic8393/
Skalej8315/
Skelec836/
Skalek834/
Skolec831/
Skaleg831/
Skaletz77270/
Skalych77181/
Szkalej7775/
Skalick7725/
Skalicz779/
Skalich779/
Scaleck771/
Skalets771/
Skaleke771/
Skeales771/
Skaleukh7171/
Scalesci7125/
Sckaletz7115/
Skaleush7114/
Schkalej7110/
Shkalich714/
Skalicks711/
Scales6722,787/
Skalik671,058/
Skalić67262/
Skalij67164/
Skalík67150/
Skolek67142/
Škalic6787/
Skalič6743/
Scalez6739/
Skalicová6710/
Skalekova675/
Skolic673/
Skoles672/
Skolej671/
Scalek670/

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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 Skalec
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