Skirej Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Skirej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skirej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Škirej (1) are calculated separately.

Skirej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skirej is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Škirej. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skirej? popularity and diffusion

Skirej is the 917,199th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname Skirej is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Skirej live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škirej941/
Skire911/
Skirj911/
Skirge8317/
Skurej8314/
Skuire834/
Skires833/
Skiere833/
Skeire831/
Skirrey7725/
Skiretz772/
S'Kaire771/
Shkirey771/
Skirett770/
Skiri73329/
Skira73194/
Skere7378/
Skure7317/
Skäre7315/
Sqire734/
Skiry731/
Skieresz71256/
Shkirets711/
Skirrett710/
Squire6731,005/
Skiera67700/
Skhiri67478/
Shkira67473/
Skeraj67251/
Skyrie6787/
Skirha6727/
Skurie6717/
Skirgi6714/
Skirry679/
Skeira677/
Sqires676/
Skeare676/
Skhira676/
Skerei675/
Skeret674/
Skiray674/
Skirra674/
Skuira674/
Skirui672/
Skerec672/
Shkere672/
Skeiry672/
Skeere671/
Skirou671/
Scaire671/
Skairi671/
Skerij671/
Skgiri671/
Skeres671/
Chkire671/
Skaira671/
Skerie671/
Skirys671/
Sketre671/
Sckere671/
Shkure671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Skirej
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