Skyter Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Skyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1281:355,64644,014
Russia61:24,020,509493,300

Skyter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skyter (Russian: Скйтер) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Skyter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skyter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Skyter are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 355,646. In Ukraine Skyter is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 65 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 12 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkyter9214/
Skytter920/
Skayster863/
Skiter83214/
Sketer833/
Skeeter77486/
Skitter7717/
Shkytyr777/
Shkiter775/
Skyttér775/
Sketter774/
Skitere771/
Skieter771/
Skestere7190/
Skajster7118/
Shkester7115/
Scheyter718/
Skittert712/
Sckehter711/
Skechter711/
Skeetter710/
Skiterova671/
Sketre671/
Shkityr62247/
Scheter6214/
Schiter6211/
Sqitter621/
Scajter620/
Schetter571,652/
Schitter571,212/
Scheiter57976/
Schejter5796/
Squitier5723/
Scuitier575/
Shkhetir575/
Schehter574/
Scheater572/
Šķestere572/
Squitter571/
Scheidter53103/
Shketrova534/
Scheitter531/
Schehther531/
Scheehter531/
Scheitheir5010/

Skyter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skyter in the Russian language
Скйтерskjter-

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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 Skyter
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