Skela Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Skela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Albania131:224,15814,039
Austria101:851,54467,454
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Latvia31:683,34934,074
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Šķēla (1) are calculated separately.

Skela (51) may also be a first name.

Skela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skela (Russian: Скела) has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant: Šķēla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Skela reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Skela is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 51 people.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 52,929. In Slovenia Skela is primarily found in: Drava, where 91 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 6 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Albania, where 11 percent reside.

Skela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Skela surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelaj9162/
Shkela914/
Sketla911/
Skelap911/
Szkiela83287/
Shkelya8316/
Shkeela8310/
Skhoela831/
Skala807,894/
Skele801,623/
Skola80446/
Skila80312/
Skelo80148/
Skeli8054/
Skely808/
Skyla807/
Šķēla801/
Skelé801/
Shkola7313,476/
Skalla73784/
Skeele73235/
Shkala73145/
Szkala7353/
Skalia7330/
Skelos7328/
Skaala7326/
Szkely7323/
Skeily7321/
Shkila7319/
Skalaa7317/
Skalay7312/
Skolla7311/
Skeley7311/
Shkele7310/
Skolia7310/
Skielo739/
Skalai739/
Škiela735/
Skeler734/
Skhele734/
Shkeli734/
Skelhe733/
Skeely732/
Skalah732/
Skaila732/
Skalaj732/
Skeile732/
Skahla731/
Sckola731/
Skiely731/
Skiele731/
Skeleh731/
Skuila731/
Scoela731/
Skelie731/
Szkeli731/
Skayla731/
Skylad731/
Chkela731/
Skalya731/
Shkely730/
Skilia730/
Shkalla671,031/
Skeeles67189/
Shkilya6739/
Skollaj6723/
Skhahla6720/
Skeeler6713/
Schkola678/
Shkiele677/
Skiladz677/
Szkalaj676/
Squelia674/
Shkolla674/
Skelecz672/
Skeales671/
Shkayla671/
Sqeglia671/
Squeila671/
Skallau671/
Skhehle671/
Szckala671/
Szkolla671/
Szkalla671/
Skalauh671/
Skilash671/
Skheeli671/
Schelha670/
Sketley670/
Skalaha670/
Skeally670/
Skallay670/

Skela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skela in the Russian language
Скелаskela-

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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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  • 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 Skela
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