Sexter Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sexter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sexter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sexter Last Name Facts

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

Sexter is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sexter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sexter is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sexter are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sexter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 28 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Sexter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sexter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sexter surname increased 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sexter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sexter last name are 20.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Sexter earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.91% more than the national average, earning $63,392 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sextier923/
Sexte913/
Sester832,182/
Zexter8343/
Sixter8319/
Sextie831/
Jexter831/
Sezter831/
Saxter831/
Cexter830/
Sextes830/
Sestier77344/
Seuster77184/
Seyster77169/
Sechter77147/
Seister7775/
Shester7765/
Seaster7722/
Szester7718/
Siester772/
Sestere772/
Sehster772/
Sekster772/
Siseter770/
Siceter770/
Saixter770/
Sexty73105/
Sixte7395/
Sexta7318/
Sexti731/
Seichter711,645/
Shechter71625/
Szechter7154/
Schester7153/
Saxsæter7116/
Sechterr714/
Sheshter714/
Scechter712/
Sheuster712/
Seastter711/
Sehester711/
Sechster711/
Shekster711/
Sheyster711/
Sister675,935/
Syster672,632/
Cester672,601/
Cyster672,510/
Cister67640/
Zester67146/
Schiester67140/
Zyster67114/
Zister67100/
Sestre6784/
Xister6770/
Sekste6767/
Sestir6720/
Sesterova6710/
Scheuster675/
Sixtre674/
Scheester672/
Sheachter671/
Scheshter671/
Šister671/
Schekster671/
Zezter671/
Zaxter671/
Xyster671/
Scheister670/

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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 Sexter
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