Skerlj Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Skerlj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerlj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Škerlj (189) are calculated separately.

Skerlj Last Name Facts

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

Skerlj is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Škerlj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerlj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Skerlj occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Skerlj reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,301,206. In Italy Skerlj is primarily found in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Italy it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 30 percent are found and Uruguay, where 11 percent are found.

Skerlj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skerlj earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škerlj94189/
Skerly8324/
Skerle839/
Skerla835/
Skerli831/
Skerlec7797/
Skerlep7725/
Skerlet778/
Skerley771/
Sjkerli771/
Skerlecz71129/
Shkrelaj7173/
Skerlich719/
Skarli67170/
Skyrla6766/
Skreli6757/
Skarle6724/
Skirli6717/
Škerle6715/
Skärle678/
Skerletts677/
Skrele675/
Škerla674/
Skyrli671/

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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 Skerlj
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