Škrlj Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Škrlj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Škrlj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6721:3,702616
Croatia701:60,40911,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Skrlj (93) are calculated separately.

Škrlj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Škrlj is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Skrlj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Škrlj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 455,289th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. Škrlj is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Škrlj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 3,702. In Slovenia Škrlj is primarily found in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 33 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 24 percent are found and Gorizia, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skrlj9393/
Škrla80114/
Škrle8046/
Škrlec731,265/
Škrlep73160/
Škrhla7311/
Škrelc732/
Škrleová6211/
Skrla6057/
Skrle607/
Skrly602/
Skrlec5585/
Skrlep554/
Shkrla551/
Shkrlei501/

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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 Škrlj
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