Shapkun Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shapkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shapkun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shapkun (Russian: Шапкун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Shapkun are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 892,602. In Ukraine Shapkun is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Sumy Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Shapkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shapkun last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shapkun last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schapkun931/
Sapkun92572/
Shavkun861,260/
Chapkun86315/
Shepkun869/
Shapkunova82147/
Chapkoun8023/
Schavkun804/
Çapkun7736/
Sapkon774/
Sabkun771/
Sopkun771/
Shabkhoun751/
Chopkun7155/
Sapkhum7124/
Chapkhunth715/
Sapkhon714/
Chopkhun674/
Shovkhun671/
Savcun62277/
Sabkum622/
Sovkun622/
Sapcon621/
Sopkon621/
Cepkun621/
Sabkoon572/
Chopkhum5390/
Chobkhun531/

Shapkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shapkun in the Russian language
Шапкунsapkun-

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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 Shapkun
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