Sketon Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sketon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sketon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sketon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sketon occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sketon.

How Common Is The Last Name Sketon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Sketon are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sketon is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 20 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 20 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Scotland, where 13 percent live.

Sketon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sketon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sketon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sketon last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Sketon earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 149.62% more than the national average, earning $107,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skeaton9253/
Skeiton925/
Sketton923/
Skeeton922/
Skestone8618/
Skaton831/
Skyton830/
Skotton7725/
Skiston777/
Shketun774/
Skitton772/
Scheton772/
Skytoen771/
Skittone7163/
Skhetane712/
Skhatoon711/
Skeittan710/
Scoton67224/
Sckittone6727/
Scaton673/
Shkhatoon671/
Scotton624,623/
Scatton62358/
Scothon6281/
Skaatan6261/
Shkytun6238/
Sccoton6223/
Scohton621/
Scathon620/
Skitanova531/
Scotan502/

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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 Sketon
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