Shapku Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Shapku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 27 | 1:107,928 | 10,061 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
Shapku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapku (Russian: Шапку) is more frequently found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shapku is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shapku reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The surname Shapku is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 107,928. In Albania Shapku is mostly concentrated in: Tirana County, where 70 percent live and Elbasan County, where 30 percent live. Besides Albania Shapku exists in one country. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shapkus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sapkus | 83 | 21 | / |
| Shapcu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shabkou | 77 | 223 | / |
| Shabkau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapcu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Çapku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zapku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sapcut | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zapkau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šapkus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sabkup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sepkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapcutt | 62 | 10 | / |
| Soupkup | 62 | 8 | / |
| Šapkutė | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chopkhui | 57 | 103 | / |
| Shabkhoo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Savcu | 55 | 441 | / |
| Sopcu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Sovku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Sobku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Szopkó | 50 | 744 | / |
| Sapcoe | 50 | 29 | / |
| Sovkuh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sobkou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Seibku | 50 | 1 | / |
Shapku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapku in the Russian language | ||
| Шапку | sapku | - |
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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 Shapku
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