Skedelj Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Skedelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skedelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria91:946,15970,786
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Škedelj (294) are calculated separately.

Skedelj Last Name Facts

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

Skedelj is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Škedelj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skedelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skedelj is the 5,213,395th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Skedelj reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Austria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 946,159. In Austria Skedelj is most frequent in: Styria, where 89 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Austria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škedelj95294/
Sketelj8617/
Šketelj7147/
Skutelj7111/
Skodele711/
Schedele678/
Skideler670/
Scheidele631/
Skadili5723/
Škutelj5719/
Scadelai5334/
Scaddelai501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Skedelj
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis