Shekter Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Shekter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Shekter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shekter (Russian: Шектер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekter? popularity and diffusion

Shekter is the 2,136,387th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shekter are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shekter is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Oregon, where 19 percent reside and Michigan, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Shekter Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shekter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.77% more than the national average, earning $87,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekhter93809/
Sheckter9361/
Schekter9326/
Sekter922/
Scheckter88128/
Shekthter881/
Shecter86395/
Shakter8625/
Chekter861/
Schecter801,717/
Shikther80360/
Shakhter8068/
Chekhter8037/
Shackter8012/
Shecther802/
Shekhtir801/
Shokhter801/
Schegter801/
Shykhter801/
Secter77187/
Sikter77130/
Sakter7719/
Segter770/
Schaecter7515/
Schecther7512/
Schackter756/
Sekterova751/
Shacter71212/
Szakter71189/
Sackter7124/
Sykterz7119/
Sakhter713/
Shaktir712/
Seagter711/
Shocter711/
Zekhter711/
Checter711/
Shagter711/
Shogter711/
Shakhtyr6730/
Shakhtir674/
Schicter671/
Scehcter671/

Shekter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shekter in the Russian language
Шектерsekter-

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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 Shekter
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