Škerl Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škerl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Škerl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2511:9,9112,305
Croatia431:98,34015,803
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Skerl (601) are calculated separately.

Škerl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Škerl occurs most in Slovenia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Skerl. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Škerl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 904,049th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name Škerl occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škerl are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 9,911. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 67 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 10 percent are found and Gorizia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 15 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerl93601/
Škerlep8334/
Škerlová7710/
Sckerl73126/
Skerel735/
Skeril732/
Skearl730/
Škerleová713/
Skerlep6725/
Skerlet678/

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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 Škerl
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