Skelim Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skelim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skelim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Skelim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skelim occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Skelim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skelim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Skelim reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Skelim is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Skelim is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent live. Beside South Africa Skelim exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skhelim921/
Shkelim921/
Skelin83732/
Skelem8391/
Skolim8314/
Shkalim7726/
Skelina7724/
Skeleme7723/
Shkelin777/
Skelien772/
Skelink771/
Skealin770/
Shkelina7131/
Schkalim712/
Skolem6759/
Skylin675/
Skaalheim675/
Skilin672/
Skelinova672/
Skelinová672/
Sqalim672/
Skelyn672/
Skelen671/
Skalem671/

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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
  • 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 Skelim
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