Skirl Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Skirl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skirl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Skirl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skirl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Skirl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skirl? popularity and diffusion

Skirl is the 1,817,111th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Skirl are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Skirl is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany Skirl is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 35 percent are found, Hesse, where 10 percent are found and Thuringia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Skirl occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skirel91103/
Sckirl9126/
Szkirel8351/
Skerl80601/
Skirlova771/
Sckerl73126/
Skeřil738/
Skrele735/
Skerel735/
Skeril732/
Skuril731/
Skearl730/
Squirl730/
Skittrell7136/
Skerlep6725/
Squirel6717/
Scheirl6712/
Skerlet678/
Squirrel62134/
Squirell6243/
Skerlová6210/
Squirrll621/
Skerrell620/
Skerrill620/
Squirril620/
Skerrelt620/
Škerl60295/
Squirrell571,497/
Skeřilová578/
Squirrill571/
Scurll5535/
Škuril559/
Škerlep5034/
Scîrlet502/
Scurrel501/

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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 Skirl
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