Sketer Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sketer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sketer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sketer (21) may also be a first name.

Sketer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sketer is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sketer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sketer is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Sketer are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. Other than Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Sketer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sketer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sketer last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeeter92486/
Sketter924/
Skieter921/
Skestere8690/
Shkester8615/
Sckehter861/
Skechter861/
Skeetter860/
Skiter83214/
Skyter83134/
Skater83101/
Skoter836/
Sketre831/
Skatter7773/
Skitter7717/
Scheter7714/
Shkyter7714/
Shkiter775/
Skotter771/
Skitere771/
Szkoter771/
Skother770/
Skytter770/
Schetter711,652/
Scheiter71976/
Schejter7196/
Skajster7118/
Scheyter718/
Shkhetir715/
Schehter714/
Skayster713/
Skittert712/
Scheater712/
Scheidter67103/
Scater6715/
Scoter6714/
Scheitter671/
Skatir671/
Schehther671/
Scheehter671/
Skiterova671/

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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 Sketer
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