Skelac Surname

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

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Skelac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skelac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1131:37,4217,568
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Skelac Last Name Facts

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

Skelac is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skelac? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skelac is the 1,666,404th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Skelac live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 37,421. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 72 percent live, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 11 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 6 percent live. Beside Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelaj8362/
Skalac834/
Skelake776/
Skalack771/
Skeslock7117/
Schelack714/
Szkilagc711/
Skalak67500/
Skolak67137/
Skelos6728/
Škalac6721/
Skylak671/

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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 Skelac
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