Skerlavai Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Skerlavai Surname User-submission:

The Skerlavai surname origin is not clear but could be from the ancient Slovenian word skerla, which means 'mason'.

Although today several Skerlavai resides in Argentina, the first Skerlavaj or Scharlavaj were recorded in Prosecco in 1470,a small town close to Trieste (at that time Austro-Hungarian Empire, today Italy).

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Skerlavai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Skerlavai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Skerlavai surname origin is not clear but could be from the ancient Slovenian word skerla, which means 'mason'.

Although today several Skerlavai resides in Argentina, the first Skerlavaj or Scharlavaj were recorded in Prosecco in 1470,a small town close to Trieste (at that time Austro-Hungarian Empire, today Italy). The Skerlavaj family name is from the Slovenian minority of Trieste. The name is still copious there.

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Skerlavai Last Name Facts

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

Skerlavai is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerlavai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Skerlavai are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Skerlavai is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,342,927. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Chubut Province, where 88 percent live and Buenos Aires Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Argentina this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerlavaj89154/
Skerlavay892/
Scherlavai846/
Skerleva82101/
Škerlavaj7846/
Scarlavai7831/
Skarlyaeva741/
Skorlyaeva741/
Skarleva7120/
Skorlova7111/
Skerlová7110/
Skarlova712/
Skirlova711/
Shkyrleva671/
Shkarlova671/
Shcherlova631/
Škerlová5910/
Scarlova596/
Scherlová564/
Škerleová563/
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