Sketa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Sketa occurs most in Slovenia. It can also be found as a variant: Šketa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly 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. Sketa is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 75 percent are found and Savinja, where 25 percent are found. Other than Slovenia Sketa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šketa93174/
Skheta91200/
Sketas9121/
Skeita9111/
Shketa916/
Skeeta914/
Sketta912/
Skaetta8318/
Skeitah837/
Skeitha831/
Skestad830/
Skota80701/
Skita80218/
Sketo80198/
Skata8072/
Skyta8070/
Skete806/
Sketi802/
Skestadt770/
Skeete734,513/
Skaita73511/
Skeate73182/
Skytta73158/
Skotha73104/
Szkita7399/
Sketos7321/
Skotta7314/
Skitas7311/
Shkyta739/
Skhota739/
Skeyte736/
Sketty736/
Skeite736/
Skette736/
Skhita734/
Sketho734/
Sketou734/
Shkita734/
Skieti733/
Shkota732/
Skheto732/
Shkata732/
Skeito731/
Skista731/
Skytas731/
Skätta731/
Sketie731/
Skotai731/
Skuita731/
Skhotha67181/
Skettos6737/
Skettou6714/
Skeites6711/
Skestos6711/
Skettes675/
Skeetes675/
Skhitah674/
Skystad673/
Skhitha672/
Skhetho671/
Scaetta671/
Skaista671/
Skgetho671/
Skitets671/
S'Keity671/
Skeetop670/

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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 Sketa
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