Skelta Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Skelta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skelta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skelta (2) may also be a first name.

Skelta Last Name Facts

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

Skelta is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skelta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Skelta reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 9,404,674th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 2 people.

The surname Skelta is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,050,046. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Latgale, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Latvia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skielta922/
Skelte8326/
Skilta8314/
Skleta831/
Skeltis7783/
Skeltys7713/
Skeltos771/
Shkleta771/
Skeltey770/
Skilte671/
Schelté621/
Skilter620/
Skiltos620/
Scheltte572/
Scheltee571/
Sckleter570/
Skillter570/
Xklty551/

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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 Skelta
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