Sketcher Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sketcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sketcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2731:98,88511,203
England1111:501,96431,980
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089

Sketcher Last Name Facts

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

Sketcher occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketcher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 707,442nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name Sketcher occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Sketcher live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 98,885. In Australia Sketcher is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 80 percent reside, Queensland, where 17 percent reside and South Australia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Australia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Sketcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sketcher has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sketcher last name increased 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sketcher Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sketcher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.2% less than the national average, earning $32,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skotcher8841/
Skatcher880/
Sketzer804/
Scotcher75756/
Scatcher752/
Skicer710/
Schizer6721/
Schicer670/
Scheezer631/
Schecier630/
Scheazer630/
Shchetser591/
Shqueitzer5616/
Scaizer532/
Squeezer503/
Schizoyr500/

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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 Sketcher
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