Secton Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Liberia

Secton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Secton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Panama81:489,0328,962
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Secton Last Name Facts

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

Secton is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Secton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Secton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Secton live; 54 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,068,585. In Argentina Secton is most prevalent in: Chubut Province, where 58 percent live, San Luis Province, where 23 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 18 percent live. Outside of Argentina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 30 percent live and Panama, where 11 percent live.

Secton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Secton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Secton last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shecton9214/
Seckton921/
Seacton921/
Sescton920/
Sheckton8650/
Sekton836/
Sectan833/
Sezton831/
Zecton831/
Sicton831/
Scheckton8038/
Checton7713/
Shekton772/
Shezton771/
Shectan771/
Sechtun770/
Shictong7111/
Syockton711/
Sejthong711/
Hsizeton711/
Checkton711/
Schickton6734/
Sigton676/
Segtan672/
Sejtan671/
Sikton671/
Shechthan671/

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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 Secton
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