Skiter Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Skiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skiter (24) may also be a first name.

Skiter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skiter (Russian: Скитер) is most common in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiter? popularity and diffusion

Skiter is the 1,129,067th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Skiter live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Skiter is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 758,542. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 19 percent live, Belgorod Oblast, where 15 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Skiter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Skiter surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skitter9217/
Shkiter925/
Skieter921/
Skitere921/
Skittert862/
Skyter83134/
Skuter8330/
Sketer833/
Skiterova801/
Skeeter77486/
Shkityr77247/
Shkyter7714/
Schiter7711/
Sketter774/
Skutter772/
Sqitter771/
Skuther771/
Skytter770/
Schitter711,212/
Scheiter71976/
Skestere7190/
Squitier7123/
Skajster7118/
Shkester7115/
Scuitier715/
Skayster713/
Skechter711/
Sckehter711/
Squitter711/
Skeetter710/
Scheidter67103/
Scheitter671/
Sketre671/

Skiter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skiter in the Russian language
Скитерskiter-

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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 Skiter
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