Sketa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sketa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šketa (174) are calculated separately.
Sketa (25) may also be a first name.
Sketa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sketa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sketa occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šketa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sketa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Sketa are found; 36 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name internationally, held by 25 people.
The surname Sketa is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia Sketa is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 75 percent reside and Savinja, where 25 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šketa | 93 | 174 | / |
| Skheta | 91 | 200 | / |
| Sketas | 91 | 21 | / |
| Skeita | 91 | 11 | / |
| Shketa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Skeeta | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sketta | 91 | 2 | / |
| Skaetta | 83 | 18 | / |
| Skeitah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Skeitha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Skestad | 83 | 0 | / |
| Skota | 80 | 701 | / |
| Skita | 80 | 218 | / |
| Sketo | 80 | 198 | / |
| Skata | 80 | 72 | / |
| Skyta | 80 | 70 | / |
| Skete | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sketi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Skestadt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Skeete | 73 | 4,513 | / |
| Skaita | 73 | 511 | / |
| Skeate | 73 | 182 | / |
| Skytta | 73 | 158 | / |
| Skotha | 73 | 104 | / |
| Szkita | 73 | 99 | / |
| Sketos | 73 | 21 | / |
| Skotta | 73 | 14 | / |
| Skitas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shkyta | 73 | 9 | / |
| Skhota | 73 | 9 | / |
| Skeyte | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sketty | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skeite | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skette | 73 | 6 | / |
| Skhita | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sketho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sketou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shkita | 73 | 4 | / |
| Skieti | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shkota | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skheto | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shkata | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skeito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skista | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skytas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skätta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sketie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skotai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skuita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skhotha | 67 | 181 | / |
| Skettos | 67 | 37 | / |
| Skettou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Skeites | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skestos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skettes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skeetes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skhitah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skystad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Skhitha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Skhetho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skaista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skgetho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skitets | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Keity | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skeetop | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sketa
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