Sketch Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sketch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sketch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales261:60,3242,968
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sketch (38) may also be a first name.

Sketch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sketch (Russian: Скетч) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Sketch is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sketch live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. Sketch is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 38 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Sketch is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 63 percent live, Suffolk, where 13 percent live and Wiltshire, where 13 percent live. Not including England Sketch occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Sketch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sketch has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sketsch9225/
Skech911/
Skitch83275/
Skotch8387/
Skeech8354/
Skeich8337/
Skatch8319/
Skeych8313/
Skeche832/
Skedch831/
Skeach830/
Skec8086/
Sketshe771/
Skets731/
Skych731/
Scotch672,217/
Skeats67494/
Skeets67147/
Scatch6725/
Shkets673/
Skeetz672/
Sketts672/
Skuich671/
Skaych671/
Sketse671/
Skeits670/

Sketch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sketch in the Russian language
Скетчsketc-

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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 Sketch
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