Skorkowski Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Skorkowski Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Łódź County, Poland. It was the name of the Polish bourgeoise settlers, later inhabitants of the village of Skókowice. The first notation of the surname took place in Cracow in the mid-15th century, when Karol Skórkowski became the bishop of Cracow.

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Skorkowski Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Skórkowski (1) are calculated separately.

Skorkowski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Łódź County, Poland. It was the name of the Polish bourgeoise settlers, later inhabitants of the village of Skókowice. The first notation of the surname took place in Cracow in the mid-15th century, when Karol Skórkowski became the bishop of Cracow.

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Skorkowski Last Name Facts

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

Skorkowski occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Skórkowski. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skorkowski? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Skorkowski live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,167,396. Barring Poland Skorkowski is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skórkowski971/
Skerkowski9031/
Skorkowsky9023/
Skurkowski9011/
Skorkowska902/
Skarkowski901/
Skorkovskyi863/
Skorkovská8063/
Skorkovský8052/
Skorkovsky8025/
Škorkovski8016/
Skorkovska802/
Skurkovskyi7611/
Skorkovskaya733/
Skurkovsky702/
Skarkovskaya6413/
Skurkovskaya647/
Shkurkovskaya616/
Škarkovska608/
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