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 surname Skiter (Russian: Скитер) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skiter is the 1,129,067th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Skiter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Skiter are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 758,542. In Russia it is mostly found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Belgorod Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Skiter exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Skiter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Skiter surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political 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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