Škrelji Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Škrelji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Škrelji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Skrelji (12) are calculated separately.

Škrelji Last Name Facts

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

Škrelji is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Skrelji. For other possible spellings of Škrelji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Škrelji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Škrelji live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Škrelji is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Croatia Škrelji is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 42 percent reside and Kosovo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skrelji9512/
Škreli923/
Škrelja86200/
Shkrelji801/
Skreli7757/
Škrela775/
Škriel771/
Škrl7317/
Skrelja71143/
Sukreli7133/
Skrelia716/
Skerlji711/
Skrelai711/
Skkreli711/
Škerl67295/
Škrla67114/
Skhireli6763/
Škrle6746/
Sakareli6733/
Shkrelja6713/
Skrel6713/
Skurreli673/
Sokoreli673/
Sekereli671/
Skarelli671/

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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 Škrelji
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