Shapchenko Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shapchenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2391:190,47225,915
Russia2161:667,23657,409
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shapchenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shapchenko (Russian: Шапченко) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapchenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 642,034th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The last name Shapchenko is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Shapchenko reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 190,472. In Ukraine Shapchenko is primarily found in: Poltava Oblast, where 30 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 29 percent live and Kiev, where 8 percent live. Excluding Ukraine Shapchenko exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 46 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Shapchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shapchenko are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shapchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shapchenko in the Russian language
Шапченкоsapcenko-

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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
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  • 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 Shapchenko
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