Shamov Surname

114,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shamov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,3731:42,7285,733
Ukraine2391:190,47225,915
Kyrgyzstan1281:46,6616,876
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
Kazakhstan661:267,91723,140
Bulgaria591:118,2876,969
Belarus581:163,81122,061
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shamov Last Name Facts

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

Shamov (Georgian: შამოვი, Russian: Шамов) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamov is the 114,684th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,808,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Shamov reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 3,373 people, or 1 in 42,728. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Tyumen Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Kirov Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 3 percent are found.

Shamov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shamov last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shamov surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamova924,085/
Shaimov921,817/
Shamoev92281/
Shaemov92127/
Shaymov9230/
Shaumov928/
Shammov922/
Schamov921/
Samov9151/
Shaimova861,776/
Shaymova8645/
Shaumova866/
Shahamov864/
Saimov83467/
Samoev83461/
Chamov83381/
Shomov83239/
Samova83146/
Shamow8344/
Saymov8334/
Saamov8320/
Shemov8315/
Siamov8315/
Saumov8310/
Shamev835/
Samovs832/
Shamav831/
Shahamova8012/
Shahymova804/
Shamavova801/
Shamaev774,962/
Shoimov771,207/
Shameev77357/
Saimova77297/
Shomova77198/
Chaimov7765/
Shomoev7748/
Saymova7743/
Shamoub7715/
Shamoff7712/
Saumova7711/
Saamova777/
Sheymov774/
Shaymow772/
Shaemof771/
Shamahv771/
Shamowa771/
Shammow771/
Shamouw771/
Schamow771/
Somov7313,167/
Samow737,740/
Semov731,122/
Zamov73120/
Samav73107/
Samop7361/
Samob7323/
Samev739/
Šamov738/
Şamov736/
Çamov731/
Shoimova711,170/
Shaymeev7155/
Samawova7117/
Shahmaev716/
Shamhowa714/
Sahamoph713/
Sheymova712/
Samabova712/
Shaimowa712/
Schamaev711/
Schameev711/
Shamheev711/
Somova6716,218/
Samaev67854/
Zaimov67678/
Sameev67177/
Seimov67100/
Samoff6781/
Shomev6746/
Chamow6742/
Zaymov6739/
Xaimov6730/
Samowa6726/
Somovs6726/
Seymov6724/
Chomov6724/
Soimov6718/
Siamof6713/
Semoev6713/
Shemev6711/
Samauv6710/
Şamova6710/
Siomov678/
Somoev677/
Shamab677/
Samhof676/
Szamow676/
Zaumov675/
Shamaf675/
Šamova675/
Shomof674/
Samoow674/
Chamop674/
Semhov673/
Sahmow673/
Somovh672/
Saumev671/
Samoup671/
Sammav671/
Shamap671/
Suimov671/
Shamabowa671/
Samouf671/
Samoib671/
Sammow670/

Shamov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamov in the Georgian language
შამოვიshamovi-
Shamov in the Russian language
Шамовsamov-

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Footnotes

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