Secret Surname

143,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Secret Surname Definition:

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

Secret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
France5341:124,38718,898
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1011:551,66433,983
Iran801:959,78244,995
Jordan741:119,4927,632
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Canada611:604,02649,778
India411:18,708,912282,725
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Singapore211:262,27211,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China71:195,331,65210,124
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Albania31:971,35222,477
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Secrět (1) are calculated separately.

Secret (7,126) may also be a first name.

Secret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A well-known forest in Nottinghamshire, the scene of the adventures of Robin Hood and his companions.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Saxon sher (scir), clear, and wood, a clearing in the wood, or the cleared woods, or as Bailey gives the word, "Sheer—wood, in Nottinghamshire." It may be derived from shire, (Saxon.) scire, (German.) schier, to divide, a portion or division of land; of which divisions there are forty in England, twelve in Wales, and twenty—four in Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Secret Last Name Facts

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

The last name Secret (Arabic: سّريه) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Secrět. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Secret? popularity and diffusion

The surname Secret is the 143,965th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,359,957 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Secret are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 35 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 76,704th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,126 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 86,082. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 94 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Secret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Secret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Secret surname increased 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Secret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Secret surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Secret last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Secret earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.44% less than the national average, earning R 101,136 per year; in United States they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $37,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Secrět941/
Secrest924,778/
Secrett92202/
Secreet9220/
Secrets922/
Secriet921/
Seacret920/
Secre91446/
Sechrest861,631/
Seacrest86251/
Secreast8650/
Secrette8611/
Segcrest865/
Seccrest861/
Sehcrest861/
Seycrest860/
Seckrest860/
Siecrest860/
Seacrett860/
Seicrest860/
Secretts860/
Sekret838,865/
Sicret83104/
Secres8330/
Shecre834/
Secrei832/
Secrer832/
Secrea832/
Secrey831/
Secrie831/
Sesret831/
Secree831/
Seachrest803/
Seacrestt801/
Sechcrest801/
Seichrest800/
Secrist772,885/
Seckert77106/
Secress778/
Sechert778/
Seckrey775/
Sekrett773/
Sekreth771/
Secreer771/
Secruit771/
Sedjret771/
Sekrets771/
Siecert771/
Seckree770/
Sesrest770/
Secrees770/
Secreas770/
Sicrest770/
Sicre733,156/
Sekre731,160/
Zecre7361/
Secri733/
Cecre732/
Secra732/
Secry732/
Secrê731/
Sechrist713,669/
Sikerete71511/
Seacrist71442/
Sieckert71116/
Siechert7134/
Seichert7120/
Seacreas7118/
Secreasp712/
Siecrist711/
Secrhist711/
Seickert711/
Seysriet711/
Sheckert710/
Seckrist710/
Seycrist710/
Shicrett710/
Seacress710/
Sekretova67556/
Seachrist67404/
Secrii67277/
Sikret67262/
Sicrea6769/
Sicres6765/
Shekre6756/
Sikere6755/
Sicree6750/
Seichrist6735/
Seckry6735/
Schechert6724/
Secriz6724/
Scheckert6720/
Sekretová6714/
Sekrey678/
Sekree675/
Sekrit674/
Sequre674/
Sieckerts672/
Seechrist672/
Sikert672/
Secrio672/
Cecrie671/
Sceickert671/
Sicert671/
Siechrist671/
Seacry671/
Secris671/
Sekhre671/
Sekrea671/
Sekreu671/
Sekrie671/
Säkert671/
Seakre671/
Sesrit671/
Secird670/
Siegcrist670/
Cecrea670/
Sekert670/
Sheickert670/
Seackrist670/
Cecert670/

Secret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Secret in the Arabic language
سّريهsryh-
سريّهsryh-
سُريهsuryh-
سرsr-
سُرياsurya-
سرّيهsryh-
سيكريتsykryt-
سريةsryt-
سريهsryh-
سرياsrya-

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