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 is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skirl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Skirl 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.

The surname Skirl is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany Skirl is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 35 percent reside, Hesse, where 10 percent reside and Thuringia, where 10 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 7 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

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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  • 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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