Škedelj Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škedelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Škedelj 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
Slovenia2891:8,6081,964
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Skedelj (14) are calculated separately.

Škedelj Last Name Facts

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

Škedelj is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Skedelj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Škedelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Škedelj is the 906,170th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. Škedelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škedelj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 8,608. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 68 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent live and Savinja, where 5 percent live. Not including Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live.

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
Skedelj9514/
Šketelj8647/
Škutelj7119/
Sketelj7117/
Skutelj5711/
Skodele571/
Schedele538/
Skideler530/
Scheidele501/

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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 Škedelj
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