Skenderi Surname

149,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Skenderi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the ottomanization of the name Alexander.

Skenderi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo9831:1,894306
Albania8801:3,311604
Greece3441:32,2095,000
North Macedonia2341:8,9811,513
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Switzerland961:85,5519,588
Austria501:170,30922,149
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Serbia381:188,02511,798
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Norway101:514,22941,629
England101:5,571,806158,774
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France11:66,422,722504,397
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Skënderi (1,622) & Skènderi (1) are calculated separately.

Skenderi (61) may also be a first name.

Skenderi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the ottomanization of the name Alexander.

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Skenderi Last Name Facts

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

Skenderi (Georgian: სკენდერი) is more frequently found in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Skënderi or Skènderi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skenderi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 149,787th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,472,031 people. The surname Skenderi is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Skenderi live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent live in Albano-Europe. Skenderi is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 61 people.

It is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 1,894. In Kosovo Skenderi is most prevalent in: District of Prizren, where 89 percent reside, District of Mitrovica, where 5 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 30 percent reside and Greece, where 12 percent reside.

Skenderi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skenderi are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Skenderi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.2% less than the national average, earning 255,411 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skënderi961,622/
Skènderi961/
Skenderis94232/
Skkenderi941/
Skenderai941/
Sknderi931/
Skendari88117/
Skendere8825/
Skemderi881/
Skendery881/
Skenderaj82405/
Skinderis8254/
Skenderay822/
Skenderes821/
Skindere7540/
Sknderaj753/
Skendore751/
Skënderaj711,014/
Skênderaj715/
Skinderytė6746/
Shkënderaj671/
Šķendere633/
Škindere631/
Schindere591/

Skenderi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skenderi in the Georgian language
სკენდერიskenderi-

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