Škrelja Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Škrelja Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from an Albanian tribe with the name Shkrel or Shkreli. This tribe mostly inhabited northern Albanian areas like Southeastern Montenegro, southwestern Montenegro (today's sanjak). The Albanian inhabitants had to slavish their surname to be allowed to stay there.
Read More About This SurnameŠkrelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 194 | 1:3,297 | 677 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Skrelja (143) are calculated separately.
Škrelja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from an Albanian tribe with the name Shkrel or Shkreli. This tribe mostly inhabited northern Albanian areas like Southeastern Montenegro, southwestern Montenegro (today's sanjak). The Albanian inhabitants had to slavish their surname to be allowed to stay there.
- diti_ksŠkrelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Škrelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Škrelja occurs in Montenegro more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Skrelja. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Škrelja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,185,157th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Škrelja is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Škrelja live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Škrelja is most widespread in Montenegro, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 3,297. In Montenegro Škrelja is most numerous in: Ulcinj Municipality, where 99 percent are found and Budva Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Barring Montenegro this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 3 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skrelja | 95 | 143 | / |
| Škrela | 92 | 5 | / |
| Škrelji | 86 | 12 | / |
| Škrla | 83 | 114 | / |
| Shkrelja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Škurla | 77 | 230 | / |
| Skrela | 77 | 50 | / |
| Škrhla | 77 | 11 | / |
| Škerla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Škreli | 77 | 3 | / |
| Škrila | 77 | 3 | / |
| Škriel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Škrl | 73 | 17 | / |
| Skrelya | 71 | 43 | / |
| Skrelji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Skrelia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Skrrela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sikrela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Skrelai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Škerl | 67 | 295 | / |
| Skrla | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sukarela | 67 | 49 | / |
| Škrle | 67 | 46 | / |
| Čikarela | 67 | 28 | / |
| Skrel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cikarela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sekerela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sakarela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skerrela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkrelji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Screlea | 57 | 17 | / |
| Zkralhya | 53 | 1 | / |
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