Skersts Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Skersts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skersts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Šķērsts (1) are calculated separately.

Skersts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skersts is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Šķērsts. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skersts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Skersts is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skersts reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 33 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent reside and Semigallia, where 33 percent reside. Besides Latvia it is found in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skerst927/
Skerts921/
Skarsts8632/
Shkerst864/
Šķērsts861/
Skrets773/
Skirts772/
Scherts711/
Skerz671/
Skerrjtt671/
Schearts670/
Skierszcz631/
Scherstdt630/
Skirtz624/
Skreds621/
Skretch5730/
Squirts573/
Skiercz572/
Shcertz571/
Scheartz531/

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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 Skersts
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