Skel Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Skel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Skel (83) may also be a first name.

Skel Last Name Facts

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

Skel (Hindi: स्केल, Russian: Скел) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skel is the 2,121,169th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Skel is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Skel reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Skel is also the 1,052,971st most common forename on earth, borne by 83 people.

Skel is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia Skel is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 63 percent live, Moscow, where 21 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Not including Russia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Skel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skel surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skel Last Name Statistics demography

Skel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeel892,055/
Shkel891,763/
Skell8989/
Skiel8941/
Skael898/
Sckel897/
Skesl890/
Skelp890/
Skehl890/
Skl86102/
Shkeel80559/
Shkeul80150/
Szkiel8064/
Sckell8060/
Skehel8039/
Shkiel807/
Schkel805/
Shkell802/
Hskeel801/
Shkael801/
Skellt800/
Skeell800/
Skil75149/
Zkel757/
Skyl756/
Shkl753/
Skcl752/
Jskl751/
Xkel751/
Sqel751/
Sjkl751/
Sklt751/
Skll751/
Sckl751/
Sgkl751/
Schckel732/
Shhkeel732/
Shskeel731/
Shchkel731/
Schkell731/
Shkyl671,597/
Shkil671,441/
Skill67885/
Szkil67108/
Skøld6767/
Zkeel6730/
Sklet6719/
Skähl6714/
Skild678/
Skåål678/
Scuel676/
Skølt674/
Skåhl674/
Skyll673/
Skklh672/
Skilt671/
Skyol671/
Chkel671/
Sqeel671/
Sjkil671/
Skkil671/
Shqel671/
Scael671/
Shkhl671/
Skleh671/
Skhlh671/
Zkelh671/
Skltt670/

Skel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skel in the Hindi language
स्केलskela-
Skel in the Russian language
Скелskel-

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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 Skel
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