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
Sketa has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šketa. Click here for further possible spellings of Sketa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sketa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sketa is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Sketa occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Sketa reside; 36 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Sketa is also the 2,136,160th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 75 percent reside and Savinja, where 25 percent reside. Besides Slovenia this last name exists 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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