Skalonja Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Skalonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skalonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina361:98,2338,468
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Škalonja (38) are calculated separately.

Skalonja Last Name Facts

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

Skalonja is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Škalonja. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skalonja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Skalonja reside; 68 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Skalonja is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 98,233. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škalonja9638/
Skalonjić8294/
Scalogna75438/
Škalanja751/
Scalanea631/
Scalonge631/
Scalogne631/
Scalongne5918/
Scallionie561/
Scalaña531/

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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 Skalonja
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