Škraba Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škraba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Škraba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2091:11,9032,831
Bosnia and Herzegovina311:114,0778,979
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Skraba (1,413) & Škrába (17) are calculated separately.

Škraba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Škraba occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Skraba or Škrába. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Škraba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Škraba is the 1,001,271st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škraba reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 11,903. In Slovenia Škraba is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 84 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 11 percent reside and Drava, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skraba941,413/
Škrába9417/
Škrabaňa867/
Škrabo8393/
Škrabe8334/
Škroba832/
Shkraba77942/
Škrabić77207/
Szkraba77103/
Skrauba7764/
Škrabiš7711/
Skrabat7710/
Škraber776/
Skrabas771/
Skrabaś771/
Skcraba771/
Škrabaňová758/
Skrabacz71626/
Shkrabai713/
Skrabuha713/
Shkrabat712/
Škrobach711/
Škrobo67349/
Scraba67269/
Škrebo67172/
Skroba67150/
Skreba67128/
Skrabe67117/
Skrabo6769/
Shkrabach6730/
Skraby6715/
Škrobe676/
Skrava675/
Skrawa671/
Skrabi671/

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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
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  • 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 Škraba
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