Sekte Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sekte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Sekte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekte (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺖ) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Sekte occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Sekte reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Sekte is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Konya Province, where 67 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 33 percent reside. Other than Turkey Sekte is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 28 percent reside and Mauritania, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekte9118/
Siekte9111/
Sektes911/
Sektep911/
Shektey830/
Sakte804,802/
Sekti80773/
Sokte80285/
Sekta80250/
Seckt8037/
Seakt8037/
Jekte8028/
Sekht806/
Secte802/
Seekt801/
Sektz800/
Sheekete772/
Sokhte73714/
Secter73187/
Sikete7357/
Seeket7332/
Seeckt7312/
Shekty734/
Shekti734/
Sektit734/
Sektis732/
Seakta731/
Shakte731/
Setkty731/
Sectes731/
Sakteu731/
Seaket731/
Sekhti731/
Seckta731/
Seeked731/
Cekteh731/
Jekteh731/
Shekht731/
Sakhte731/
Sectte731/
Segter730/
Sheckt730/
Shekthter711/
Shecter67395/
Siquete67234/
Seeckts67198/
Sect6738/
Gekhter6724/
Chekteh6711/
Shokteh678/
Sokhteh672/
Chekter671/
Zekhter671/
Shikhte671/
Sheiket671/
Shektha671/
Seagter671/
Seectes671/
Sheakti671/
Sakhtei671/
Sheyket671/
Sikt671/
Segt671/
Sakhteh671/
Shequte671/
Seiktti671/
Seqt671/
Sheikht671/
Xekt671/
Cekt671/
Jekthet671/
Seekett670/

Sekte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﺖskt-

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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 Sekte
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