Shamshurin Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shamshurin Surname User-submission:

The Shamshurin surname goes back to the ancient word shamshura, which in the vocabulary of the Vologda dialects was used in the meaning of 'burr', or to the East Slavic concept of shamsit, that is, 'to speak indistinctly', 'to mumble'.

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Shamshurin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5421:93,46511,600
Kazakhstan701:252,60722,189
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shamshurin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shamshurin surname goes back to the ancient word shamshura, which in the vocabulary of the Vologda dialects was used in the meaning of 'burr', or to the East Slavic concept of shamsit, that is, 'to speak indistinctly', 'to mumble'. Thus, Shamshur could be called a man who stood out from his surroundings with a special pronunciation of certain sounds.

- sparkle

Shamshurin Last Name Facts

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

Shamshurin (Georgian: შამშურინ, Russian: Шамшурин) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shamshurin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshurin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,827th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,319,826 people. The last name Shamshurin is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Shamshurin reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,542 people, or 1 in 93,465. In Russia Shamshurin is mostly concentrated in: Udmurt Republic, where 32 percent live, Khabarovsk Krai, where 9 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent live.

Shamshurin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shamshurin last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamshurin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshurin in the Georgian language
შამშურინshamshurin50
შამშურინიshamshurini50
Shamshurin in the Russian language
Шамшуринsamsurin-

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