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 last name Skorja is found most in Austria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Škorja. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skorja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Skorja occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Skorja reside; 40 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Skorja is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,257,718. In Austria Skorja is mostly found in: Burgenland, where 50 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 50 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 40 percent are found and Mexico, where 20 percent are found.

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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