Sechting Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sechting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sechting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Sechting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sechting is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sechting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sechting is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Sechting are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 21 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soechting94221/
Seichting940/
Seschting940/
Sechtin9326/
Sichting88487/
Söchting88190/
Sochting8823/
Shechtin887/
Schiting881/
Seting8639/
Schetting82108/
Schieting8227/
Schisting8217/
Schitting824/
Scheiting821/
Schioting821/
Setting80266/
Sieting80164/
Setiong8024/
Schetin8018/
Shiting8010/
Sesting809/
Seating808/
Schitin807/
Seeting802/
Seiting802/
Cheting802/
Seshtin801/
Sehetin801/
Schichting787/
Scheitieng780/
Setin771,172/
Schättin75329/
Schetina75136/
Shchetin7549/
Schettin7516/
Schitina755/
Chesting754/
Seetiong754/
Schittin753/
Sheeting752/
Shchitin752/
Seething752/
Shuiting752/
Cheeting751/
Sietting751/
Shesting751/
Shetting751/
Schitind751/
Shihting751/
Chaiting751/
Schethin750/
Settings750/
Seisting750/
Seathing750/
Schhichting742/
Schoichting741/
Setien712,418/
Chetin711,808/
Setina71814/
Settin71646/
Seutin71533/
Shitin71371/
Seetin71265/
Seteng71124/
Syting71114/
Schettina71100/
Setinc7199/
Siting7184/
Seytin7184/
Sethin7160/
Setion7159/
Chitin7135/
Schittina7121/
Zeting7120/
Shetin7118/
Sextin7117/
Sietin7117/
Schechten718/
Sestin717/
Citing716/
Seatin715/
Szetin715/
Setuin712/
Scheittin711/
Shitina67335/
Chiteng67323/
Sestina67263/
Zetting67171/
Chaitin67149/
Chistin6785/
Sietina6781/
Sechtem6780/
Shetina6779/
Cheteng6767/
Shetien6763/
Saiting6759/
Chestin6734/
Seetina6732/
Shestin6727/
Sisting6726/
Zisting6726/
Schetne6724/
Scetina6719/
Settina6718/
Sestien6718/
Sitting6717/
Seation6714/
Sietien6711/
Schetinova6710/
Settien6710/
Chittin679/
Shettin678/
Shaytin678/
Suiting677/
Sayting676/
Seatina675/
Seateng675/
Sytiong674/
Sitieng674/
Shytina673/
Schiten673/
Shithin673/
Settion672/
Sheetin672/
Schitim672/
Seeteng672/
Seethin672/
Schitinova671/
Ceiting671/
Scytion671/
Sitings671/
Seetien671/
Shaitin671/
Seytina671/
Sheatin671/
Sihtina671/
Seistin671/
Cetting671/
Chhetin671/
Shystin671/
Seiteng671/
Seetion671/
Setn671/
Shittin671/
Sithing671/
Sehtend670/
Ceating670/
Scheatn670/
Chettin670/

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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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  • 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 Sechting
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