Skerl Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Skerl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Italy1091:561,07153,789
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Israel151:570,50941,023
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Škerl (295) are calculated separately.

Skerl Last Name Facts

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

Skerl is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Škerl. For other possible spellings of Skerl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skerl is the 536,164th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The surname Skerl occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Skerl live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 40 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Skerl exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Skerl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Skerl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 32,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skerl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skerl surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.32% registered with the party.

The amount Skerl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $41,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škerl93295/
Sckerl91126/
Skerel915/
Skeril912/
Skearl910/
Skerlep8325/
Skerlet838/
Skirl80103/
Skarl8042/
Skerlová7710/
Skerrill770/
Skerrelt770/
Skerrell770/
Skirel73103/
Sckirl7326/
Skorel7320/
Skeřil738/
Skrele735/
Skoryl731/
Szkirel6751/
Škerlep6734/
Scheirl6712/
Skarell673/
Skarrel670/

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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
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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 Skerl
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