Shamkov Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shamkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3631:397,03338,405
Belarus651:146,17020,310
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shamkov Last Name Facts

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

Shamkov (Georgian: შამკოვი, Russian: Шамков) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamkov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 634,180th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Shamkov reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Shamkov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 397,033. In Russia it is mostly found in: Tver Oblast, where 11 percent live, Pskov Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 11 percent live.

Shamkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Shamkov last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamkova93449/
Samkov922,052/
Shchamkov881/
Schamkova881/
Samkova862,519/
Shankov861,003/
Chamkov8633/
Shemkov8611/
Samkovs867/
Shankova80605/
Shamkaev80153/
Shamkeev8025/
Shankhov807/
Szamkova802/
Sahankov801/
Samkkova801/
Sahamkow801/
Sankov773,840/
Semkov771,305/
Somkov7785/
Samkow7739/
Samkop7727/
Samcov7723/
Šamkov771/
Samkav771/
Shatenkov7516/
Shchankov7510/
Sahankova754/
Schankova753/
Shankhova752/
Shamkhaev752/
Samkovová752/
Shamkheev751/
Shatinkov751/
Sankova713,082/
Sahmkow71139/
Somkova71116/
Shachenkov7174/
Samcova7154/
Samkaev7142/
Samkoff7131/
Shonkov7116/
Siankov7112/
Samkopf7110/
San'kov715/
Sankovs715/
Chamcov714/
Sainkov712/
Samcovs712/
Samkowa712/
Sannkov712/
Sosmkov711/
Sámkova711/
Somkovs711/
Şamkova711/
Shankoff6738/
Sasenkov6712/
Shonkova678/
Samkhaev677/
Sheinkov676/
Choumkov673/
San'kova672/
Sheynkov671/
Shankoub671/
Satinkov671/
Satenkov671/
Sainkova671/
Samgkhow671/

Shamkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamkov in the Georgian language
შამკოვიshamkovi-
Shamkov in the Russian language
Шамковsamkov-

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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 Shamkov
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