Skorja Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Skorja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skorja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Škorja (220) are calculated separately.

Skorja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skorja has its highest incidence in Austria. It can also be found as: Škorja. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skorja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Skorja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Skorja live; 40 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,257,718. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Burgenland, where 50 percent live and Lower Austria, where 50 percent live. Beside Austria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 40 percent live and Mexico, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škorja94220/
Skorija9284/
Shkorja922/
Skorża83454/
Skorza8392/
Skarja8389/
Skurja8364/
Skerja8334/
Skorsa8311/
Skorha8310/
Skoria832/
Skurjat7767/
Škorjač777/
Skouria777/
Skourya771/
Skoriha771/
Skurjats7145/
Skourgia7143/
Skourias7138/
Scorza674,904/
Skaria673,977/
Skarha67360/
Skorge67309/
Scorca67302/
Škarja67267/
Scorsa6773/
Scoria6769/
Skarya6764/
Skorie6762/
Skurya6758/
Scorea6754/
Skourgias6736/
Skeria6714/
Skurjo6713/
Skarza6711/
Skuria676/
Skerya674/
Škürja672/
Scorha671/
Skória671/

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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 Skorja
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