Škeljić Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Škeljić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Škeljić 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina161:221,02511,534
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

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

Škeljić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Škeljić is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Skeljic. Click here for other potential spellings of Škeljić.

How Common Is The Last Name Škeljić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Škeljić is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škeljić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 221,025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 24 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.

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
Skeljic901/
Škaljić86251/
Škiljić86113/
Školjić8646/
Škiljic7125/
Skaljić7112/
Skoljić714/
Skiljić712/
Skeleđić679/
Škilja623/
Skelie621/
Skiljic578/
Skeleđija5036/
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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 Škeljić
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