Skendaj Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Skendaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skendaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1291:22,5903,809
Greece901:123,10920,618
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Skëndaj (447) are calculated separately.

Skendaj Last Name Facts

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

Skendaj is more frequently found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Skëndaj. Click here for further potential spellings of Skendaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Skendaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Skendaj live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 22,590. In Albania it is most frequent in: Vlorë County, where 29 percent are found, Tirana County, where 25 percent are found and Fier County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Albania Skendaj is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Skendaj Last Name Statistics demography

Skendaj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.81% less than the national average, earning $32,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skëndaj95447/
Skendaji931/
Skenda9219/
Skendha861/
Sjkëndaj801/
Skendije801/
Skendi7744/
Skende7738/
Skënda7715/
Skinda772/
Shkendije751/
Skëndai7111/
Skendos718/
Skëndoj714/
Skendou711/
Shkendi711/
Skindhøj6728/
Szőkendi6712/
Skndi671/
Skeemdad671/
Skęda671/
Skëndi62121/
Skënde6211/
Skinde620/
Škender5780/
Skynder5758/
Skyndei571/
Shkëndi571/
Squnday571/
Skindiy571/
Skindhe571/
Schendi571/
Shkynder531,141/
Schindea5336/
Schenduy539/
Schkinder501/

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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 Skendaj
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