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Where Does The Last Name Schirsky Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Schirsky (Russian: Щирский) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schirsky? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,057,639^th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Schirsky reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Schirsky is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Schirsky is most numerous in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 40 percent live, Murmansk Oblast, where 20 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Besides Russia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Schirsky Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Schirsky last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.