Shatunova Surname

97,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shatunova Surname User-submission:

The surname Shatunova has several possible origins:

1. From the word shatun, meaning 'one who walks from place to place' in Russian. Therefore it means that people with this surname were engaged in some kind of movement or professional travel, such as trade or nomadism.

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Shatunova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,3221:33,3464,533
Ukraine4071:111,84915,967
Belarus781:121,80817,768
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Shatunova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shatunova has several possible origins:

1. From the word shatun, meaning 'one who walks from place to place' in Russian. Therefore it means that people with this surname were engaged in some kind of movement or professional travel, such as trade or nomadism.

2. From the verb shatatsya, meaning 'to stagger', 'to wander aimlessly from place to place' in Russian. Therefore this surname originated as a nickname for a certain dissolute or fickle person.

3. From the name Shatun. Therefore it means 'descendant of Shatun'.

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Shatunova Last Name Facts

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

Shatunova (Russian: Шатунова) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shatunova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,034th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,488,773 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Shatunova reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shatunova is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 4,322 people, or 1 in 33,346. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kirov Oblast, where 9 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Shatunova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shatunova surname are 20.68% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shatunova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shatunova in the Russian language
Шатуноваsatunova-

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