Skjel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
Canada91:4,093,955205,175

Skjel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skjel is found most in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Skjel.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Skjel is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Skjel are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Not including Norway Skjel occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 43 percent are found.

Skjel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skjel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning 300,508 kr per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $46,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skjeld912/
Skjele911/
Skjelle8399/
Skjäl8048/
Skiel8041/
Skjöld7397/
Szkiel7364/
Skjøld7347/
Shkiel737/
Skjäll731/
Skiele731/
Skgell730/
Skehill67332/
Skjøldt6729/
Skjølet677/
Shkiele677/
Skcl672/
Sxjl671/
Sxel671/
Skielle671/

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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 Skjel
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