Skete Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Skete (15) may also be a first name.

Skete Last Name Facts

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

Skete has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Skete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Skete reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Skete is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

Skete is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 75 percent are found and Louisiana, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeete914,513/
Skeate91182/
Skette916/
Skeite916/
Skeyte916/
Sketie911/
Sket89308/
Skeites8311/
Skettes835/
Skeetes835/
Skoethe831/
Skeet802,272/
Shket80805/
Skett80532/
Skeat80139/
Skiet80136/
Skate8096/
Skyte8059/
Skeed8031/
Skeit8024/
Skote8013/
Sketa8011/
Skite809/
Sketh804/
Sketi802/
Shkester7715/
Sckehter771/
Skettett771/
Skeetees771/
Skechter771/
Skytte731,803/
Skotte73955/
Skeith73413/
Skeath73305/
Scaete73298/
Skheta73200/
Shkhet73183/
Skötte7332/
Skites7328/
Skeist7327/
Skaate7324/
Skatey7315/
Skeita7311/
Skiett738/
Shketa736/
Sketty736/
Skeeta734/
Skieti733/
Skiste732/
Sketta732/
Skatte732/
Shkeed732/
Sketts732/
Skheet731/
Shkate731/
Schete731/
Skitte731/
Shkest731/
Shkeet731/
Hsketh731/
Skeits730/
Skeett730/
Skitez730/
Skeeth730/
Skeatt730/
Šket67975/
Sked67658/
Skyt67176/
Skit6764/
Shkheit6747/
Sketsch6725/
Shkyter6714/
Scheite677/
Shkiter675/
Skottey674/
Sketova673/
Skeitha671/
S'Keity671/
Scheete671/
Skattei671/
Squiete671/
Skitets671/
Skittes671/
Schetey671/
Sskitte671/
Skét671/
Shkheth671/
Skytter670/

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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 Skete
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