Skhter Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Skhter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Skhter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Skhter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skhter (Hindi: अख्तर) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Skhter.

How Common Is The Last Name Skhter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Skhter reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan Skhter is most prevalent in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 57 percent live, Punjab, where 29 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skhterr921/
Shchter772/
Schjter772/
Schchter716/
Schgtter711/
Shcttert711/
Skåtterød679/
Chhter672/
Squtier621/
Sgtir551/
Squtre502/
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Skhter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skhter in the Hindi language
अख्तरakhtara50
अखतरakhatara50

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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 Skhter
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