Shamshev Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shamshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shamshev Last Name Facts

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

Shamshev (Russian: Шамшев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Shamshev is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Shamshev reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 1,779,297. In Russia Shamshev is most common in: Tver Oblast, where 22 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent live and Voronezh Oblast, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 1 percent live.

Shamshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shamshev last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshiev944,332/
Shamsheva94267/
Shamshaev94234/
Shamsheev94145/
Samshev934/
Shamsev931/
Shamsiev886,933/
Shamseev88307/
Shamsaev8836/
Samsheev8815/
Shamshov8813/
Shamshav884/
Shanshev882/
Shamshiv881/
Samshaev881/
Samsheva881/
Shamsoev881/
Shanshiev8227/
Shemsheev826/
Shemshiev822/
Schamsiev821/
Shamsov808,970/
Samsiev8087/
Zamshev8038/
Samsaev8032/
Samchev8031/
Semshev807/
Samsoev804/
Shansev803/
Sanshev801/
Shamseib7545/
Shanchev7524/
Chamchev7510/
Shamziev752/
Shanseva752/
Shansiev751/
Chanshev751/
Chamseiv751/
Samsov7136/
Sansev714/
Chamcheev711/
Semshov67381/
Shangev67264/
Semseev67143/
Sanchev6750/
Sansiev6714/
Shancev675/
Sanseev673/
Sanzhev673/
Sanseva672/
Shamjeb671/
Semsiev671/
Samgiev671/
Samceva671/
Samsiew671/
Shansiv671/
Shamzov671/
Sanseav671/

Shamshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshev in the Russian language
Шамшевsamsev-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shamshev
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