Škerlak Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škerlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Škerlak 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
Slovenia2471:10,0722,354
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Skerlak (128), Skerlák (11) & Skerlàk (1) are calculated separately.

Škerlak Last Name Facts

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

Škerlak occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Skerlak, Skerlák or Skerlàk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Škerlak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Škerlak is the 985,740th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škerlak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Škerlak is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 10,072. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Mura, where 65 percent are found, Drava, where 18 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Slovenia Škerlak is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 4 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

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
Skerlak95128/
Skerlák9011/
Skerlàk901/
Škarlak861/
Skierlak8032/
Skarlak7143/
Skirlak711/
Skerlac711/
Skerlock6710/
Skirlyak672/
Skorlyak671/
Szkarlak671/
Scherlack6310/
Shkirlyak631/
Skirlock5339/
Scherlag5335/
Shkarlag531/
Skarlock530/
Schirlack500/
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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 Škerlak
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