Saketa Surname
Approximately 2,215 people bear this surname
Saketa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šaketa (2) are calculated separately.
Saketa (6,481) may also be a first name.
Saketa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saketa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saketa (Hindi: सकेता, Marathi: साकेता) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Šaketa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saketa? popularity and diffusion
Saketa is the 190,510th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,290,088 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Saketa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Saketa is also the 81,549th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 6,481 people.
The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saketa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saketa in the Hindi language | ||
| सकेता | saketa | 69.23 |
| साकेता | saketa | 23.08 |
| साकेत | saketa | 5.13 |
| सकटे | sakate | 2.56 |
| Saketa in the Marathi language | ||
| साकेता | saketa | 66.67 |
| साकेतााने | saketaane | 33.33 |
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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 Saketa
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