Skonja Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Skonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 78 | 1:37,360 | 5,425 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Skonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skonja occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Skonja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Skonja is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Skonja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Skonja live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 37,360. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Dibër County, where 74 percent are found, Tirana County, where 19 percent are found and Durrës County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Albania Skonja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skonija | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shkonjah | 86 | 19 | / |
| Skonje | 83 | 164 | / |
| Skanja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Skonxa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Skonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Skonza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zkonja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Skhonza | 77 | 34 | / |
| Skotnia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Skhonje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shkonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shkenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skhunja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skhonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shkonia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Skonchai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Skounjos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sconza | 67 | 760 | / |
| Scogna | 67 | 308 | / |
| Skonie | 67 | 68 | / |
| Skanje | 67 | 33 | / |
| Skanji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sconsa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Skania | 67 | 14 | / |
| Skanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sconje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skomsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scanja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Skonja
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