Skrijelj Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Skrijelj Surname User-submission:

Comes from the Albanian tribe with the name Shkreli. They migrated from Northern Albania around the Lake Skadar to Northern Montenegro and Southern Serbia (called Sandžak region), where they intermarried with Bosniak women.

Skrijelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg3701:1,569165
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Germany861:936,11065,790
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Austria241:354,81038,119
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Škrijelj (2,468) are calculated separately.

Skrijelj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the Albanian tribe with the name Shkreli. They migrated from Northern Albania around the Lake Skadar to Northern Montenegro and Southern Serbia (called Sandžak region), where they intermarried with Bosniak women.

- Philip

Skrijelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skrijelj is held by more people in Luxembourg than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Škrijelj. For other potential spellings of Skrijelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skrijelj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,191st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Skrijelj live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Luxembourg, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 1,569. In Luxembourg Skrijelj is most prevalent in: Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, where 99 percent reside, Luxembourg Canton, where 1 percent reside and Diekirch Canton, where 0 percent reside. Beside Luxembourg this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Skrijelj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Skrijelj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $48,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Škrijelj962,468/
Shkrijelj949/
Skrielj936/
Skrijeli888/
Skrijolj881/
Skrijely881/
Shkrijeli821/
Škrielj809/
Skryelj801/
Škrijeli751/
Škrijalj751/
Skrizhelzh672/
Skregeli638/
Skregelid5968/
Scraely531/
Skrealid5014/
Screalle500/

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