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

The last name Skerlavai is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Skerlavai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerlavai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Skerlavai live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,342,927. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Chubut Province, where 88 percent live and Buenos Aires Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 11 percent live.

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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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