Sheketa Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sheketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5411:84,14512,035
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sheketa (107) may also be a first name.

Sheketa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheketa (Russian: Шекета) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheketa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 512,799th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sheketa live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 910,230th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 107 people.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 84,145. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 54 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Lviv Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Sheketa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sheketa surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sheketa are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheketha930/
Sheketta930/
Seketa92653/
Shekeitha881/
Shekietha880/
Sekieta86216/
Sheketo86183/
Shekete8663/
Secketa8632/
Sekoeta8631/
Shekita8630/
Shyketa8623/
Shekyta8612/
Seketea8610/
Shekota869/
Sekeita868/
Seketai867/
Shaketa866/
Seketha866/
Sekheta865/
Seaketa864/
Shiketa863/
Sheketi863/
Szeketa863/
Shekata862/
Sekeeta861/
Seketay860/
Szekieta8034/
Schekota8016/
Shaketha802/
Shequeta802/
Sheckita802/
Sheekete802/
Shakeeta801/
Shikeata801/
Shekhata801/
Shekhita801/
Shekitah801/
Shiketha800/
Shakeita800/
Shaketta800/
Sekita778,269/
Sekete775,658/
Saketa772,215/
Šeketa77574/
Seketi77332/
Siketa77210/
Sekota77199/
Seceta77196/
Seketo77173/
Sekata77154/
Seqeta7736/
Syketa7732/
Ceketa775/
Sekyta772/
Soketa771/
Shekkotha753/
Shakeetta752/
Schekatha751/
Shequesta751/
Shequetha751/
Shakeetha751/
Shiketuha751/
Schioketa751/
Shakeitha750/
Shikata712,414/
Shokita71787/
Sekiete71500/
Shikita71209/
Shykyta71182/
Shokota71168/
Shykota7189/
Shikota7179/
Sekitas7172/
Sekhota7166/
Shakota7142/
Shiketi7141/
Sekeiti7139/
Shakata7121/
Sekaita7121/
Chyketa7121/
Sekgeto7119/
Saketha7117/
Shakita7115/
Seykota7113/
Sekotha7113/
Sekhata7112/
Çeketay718/
Sakeeta717/
Sikeita717/
Chekyta717/
Sekatah715/
Shokata715/
Shikete715/
Sekatta715/
Secheta714/
Saaketa714/
Ssekata714/
Saketta714/
Sekhita714/
Sejkota713/
Cheketi713/
Sicheta712/
Sekotta712/
Seketou712/
Sequeta712/
Sikeeta712/
Siketta712/
Sseketi712/
Sekitta712/
Sekethe712/
Sikheta711/
Sekatau711/
Sekatha711/
Sekette711/
Seekota711/
Sekgita711/
Saekata711/
Saketai711/
Saketau711/
Sekitaş711/
Sekeite711/
Sekeito711/
Seketeh711/
Seketio711/
Seketti711/
Ceketha711/
Sekgete711/
Schiketauy710/
Sekgetho67991/
Shiketod67257/
Sekhatea6791/
Sekhatah6766/
Sekhatha6761/
Sekgethi6737/
Sekhotha6721/
Schakata6721/
Schikota6715/
Shokitta6715/
Sikhetha6712/
Sekhatai6712/
Sekhatau6712/
Ssekaita678/
Ssekatta678/
Shequita677/
Sicheete675/
Cheeketi674/
Saaketha673/
Sheikiti673/
Saekatta673/
Sekhetha673/
Sekhitha673/
Sekeitto673/
Sequeita672/
Chekeate671/
Chekeeti671/
Cheketes671/
Chekketi671/
Schakita671/
Sikcheta671/
Shikhata671/
Seketeth671/
Shakitha671/
Shetqeti671/
Ssekitta671/
Sakhetah671/
Chekette671/
Sekiette671/
Shakheto671/
Sekhoita671/
Xheketho671/
Sequetta670/
Shakitta670/

Sheketa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheketa in the Russian language
Шекетаseketa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheketa
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