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

The surname Skel (Hindi: स्केल, Russian: Скел) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skel? popularity and diffusion

Skel is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Skel live; 32 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow Oblast, where 63 percent live, Moscow, where 21 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name increased 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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