Skála Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Skála Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skála Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3621:29,3744,732
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Faroe Islands291:1,690196
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Skala (7,894), Škála (1) & Škala (40) are calculated separately.

Skála Last Name Facts

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

Skála has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may be rendered as a variant: Skala, Škála or Škala. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skála? popularity and diffusion

It is the 669,375th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Skála occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Skála are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 29,374. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent reside, Liberec Region, where 14 percent reside and Zlín Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Czechia Skála is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 8 percent reside and The Faroe Islands, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skala937,894/
Škála931/
Szkála912/
Škala8740/
Szkálai8311/
Skola80446/
Shkola7313,476/
Skalla73784/
Skoula73440/
Szkola73185/
Shkala73145/
Szkala7353/
Skalas7352/
Skalia7330/
Skaala7326/
Skálát7321/
Skalaa7317/
Skalay7312/
Skolla7311/
Skolia7310/
Skalai739/
Skalah732/
Skalaj732/
Skaloa732/
Skaila732/
Skalya731/
Skahla731/
Skayla731/
Sckola731/
Skáloš731/
Shkalla671,031/
Skoulas67643/
Skolaut67179/
Skolias6733/
Skollaj6723/
Skhahla6720/
Schkola678/
Szkalaj676/
Skoulia675/
Shkolla674/
Skhotla672/
Skolaat671/
Shkayla671/
Sckoula671/
Skotlas671/
Skalach671/
Skallau671/
Szckala671/
Szkolla671/
Szkálos671/
Szkalla671/
Skalauh671/
Skalaha670/
Skolaas670/
Skalaas670/
Skallay670/

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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 Skála
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