Sker Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France161:4,151,420237,746
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Šker (20) are calculated separately.

Sker (64) may also be a first name.

Sker Last Name Facts

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

Sker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻜﺮ, Russian: Скер) occurs most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Šker. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sker is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sker are found; 25 percent are found in Western Europe and 25 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Sker is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,151,420. In France it is mostly found in: Corsica, where 94 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent reside. Aside from France Sker occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.

Sker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sker has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sker surname decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šker9220/
Skeer89716/
Shker89200/
Skier89166/
Skere8978/
Skeir8939/
Scker8913/
Skehr899/
Ssker895/
Skher893/
Skerz891/
Skear891/
Skerr890/
Szker890/
Sıkıer8041/
Åsåker8034/
Shkeir8017/
Shkeer8010/
Skeare806/
Shkier804/
Shkher803/
Shkear803/
Shkere802/
Skheir802/
Skeere801/
Skeire801/
Skeerh801/
Shkerh801/
Shkehr801/
Skeehr801/
Skkeer801/
Sckere801/
Schker800/
Skerdt800/
Skir75203/
Skär7577/
Skre7522/
Zker7519/
Sqer751/
Shkheir734/
Schcker732/
Geesker730/
Skåre67279/
Skhir67177/
Shkyr67111/
Skair6769/
Shkir6764/
Skjær6740/
Skjør6719/
Skreå6716/
Skäre6715/
Squer679/
Sckär679/
Shkerova678/
Skähr677/
Shqer676/
Skøre675/
Zkeer675/
Skyrt674/
Sckir673/
Zkert672/
Shkre672/
Schssker672/
Zkher672/
Shcer672/
Škert672/
Sqeer672/
Sqier671/
Skirp671/
Skhre671/
Şıker671/
Schkeher671/
Skirr671/
Skire671/
Skoyr671/
Sqere670/

Sker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻜﺮaskr-
Sker in the Russian language
Скерsker-

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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 Sker
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