Secter Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Secter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Secter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada591:624,50251,218
Israel391:219,42720,804
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Secter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Secter is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Secter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Secter are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 54 percent reside, Illinois, where 18 percent reside and Oregon, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Secter exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent reside and Israel, where 21 percent reside.

Secter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Secter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 944 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Secter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Secter last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Secter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.82% more than the national average, earning $62,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 177.26% more than the national average, earning $137,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shecter92395/
Sechter92147/
Secte912/
Schecter861,717/
Seichter861,645/
Shechter86625/
Sheckter8661/
Szechter8654/
Sechterr864/
Scechter862/
Shecther862/
Scehcter861/
Sechster861/
Sejter834/
Sekter832/
Sectes831/
Sectte831/
Sezter831/
Sycter831/
Segter830/
Sicter830/
Schechter8010,001/
Scheckter80128/
Schecther8012/
Sheachter801/
Sichter77142/
Shekter7778/
Zechter7733/
Setzter775/
Shejter774/
Saycter771/
Szejter771/
Sehjter771/
Checter771/
Seagter771/
Seectes771/
Saicter770/
Schechtere751/
Scheichter751/
Secti73130/
Sekte7318/
Secta7310/
Secty732/
Shekhter71809/
Schejter7196/
Szychter7153/
Schekter7126/
Szichter7112/
Schectez712/
Schicter711/
Seijtert711/
Shezhter711/
Schegter711/
Seechtre710/
Sectaire710/
Schächter67213/
Sikter67130/
Sikete6757/
Schichter6740/
Shekte6718/
Siekte6711/
Sectio6711/
Sectti672/
Scherzter671/
Cejter671/
Checte671/
Sekterova671/
Seckta671/
Sektes671/
Sektep671/
Shekthter671/

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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 Secter
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