Skerten Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Skerten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skerten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Skerten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skerten is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skerten? popularity and diffusion

Skerten is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. Skerten occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Skerten are found; 78 percent are found in Australasia and 78 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 41,929. In New Zealand it is most common in: Canterbury Region, where 63 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 11 percent are found and West Coast Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than New Zealand this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Skerten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skerten has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skirten8687/
Skarten865/
Skjørten8077/
Scherten809/
Skirtin7118/
Skortin711/
Scorten710/
Skirtina672/
Scartin574/
Scartinn530/

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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 Skerten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis