Shamka Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shamka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine671:679,44371,859
Iraq371:946,53112,381
United States311:11,692,224454,091
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shamka (184) may also be a first name.

Shamka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamka (Hindi: शमका, Marathi: शामका, Russian: Шамка) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamka? popularity and diffusion

Shamka is the 1,428,594th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Shamka reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 671,014th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 184 people.

The last name Shamka is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 679,443. In Ukraine Shamka is most common in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 63 percent reside, Cherkasy Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Shamka occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Shamka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shamka are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Shamka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamkay9283/
Shamkha9236/
Shamkai9221/
Shammka921/
Shamkau921/
Shaamka921/
Shamkat921/
Samka912,524/
Shamkhah865/
Schamkas860/
Shamky8330,169/
Shamko832,349/
Shamki8364/
Shemka8347/
Samkay8313/
Siamka8312/
Samkai8311/
Samkah8310/
Shamqa839/
Shomka838/
Samkea838/
Samkka837/
Samkha837/
Samkaa836/
Samkau834/
Shamke831/
Saumka831/
Sammka831/
Shamkhi771,825/
Shemkai77378/
Siamkha77231/
Shamkyi7791/
Shamkei7751/
Shamkiy7746/
Schamke7719/
Samkaya7717/
Shomkaa7715/
Schamko7710/
Shamkeh779/
Shamkhy776/
Sheimka775/
Shoymka773/
Samkhah772/
Shemkay771/
Shaimko771/
Shamcko771/
Shamkih771/
Shamkoo771/
Shomkaz771/
Shamkee771/
Shamkie771/
Shemkha771/
Shomkha771/
Samkhai771/
Chamkad771/
Samko734,054/
Samke733,260/
Semka731,795/
Samki731,181/
Samky73836/
Somka7359/
Samkó7314/
Samca7314/
Samkj731/
Samqa731/
Shemkhah7153/
Shamkieh7124/
Samkahai711/
Shaamkee711/
Shaymkui711/
Shamkhey711/
Shamkhos711/
Schamkhi711/
Chamkhah711/
Shamkhod711/
Sheimeka710/
Samkhi67502/
Shomko67478/
Zamkah67477/
Shamqe67194/
Szamkó67184/
Shemko67165/
Szamko67107/
Siomka6794/
Samkoi6769/
Samcea6742/
Somkai6729/
Samkoh6720/
Somkay6717/
Samqua6713/
Samkey6711/
Somkad678/
Samkyi676/
Somkah675/
Siemka675/
Soumka674/
Samcap674/
Siamke674/
Somkas674/
Somkea674/
Samkeh673/
Samkeu673/
Samkou673/
Siamko673/
Samcaa673/
Samkhe672/
Samkee672/
Samkui672/
Sjomka672/
Samcat672/
Samqat671/
Samcky671/
Samkoj671/
Somkka671/
Shaimecca671/
Shamce671/
Samkei671/
Shamco671/
Saemko671/
Samcca671/
Samkes671/
Samkie671/
Szemka671/
Sgamca671/
Samked671/
Somkoa671/
Zaymka671/
Shomke670/
Semkau670/

Shamka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamka in the Marathi language
शामकाsamaka94.12
सुधाकरsudhakara2.94
सामकाsamaka2.94
Shamka in the Hindi language
शमकाsamaka75
शामकाsamaka25
Shamka in the Russian language
Шамкаsamka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamka
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