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Where Does The Last Name Shazhko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shazhko (Russian: Шажко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shazhko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 697,244^th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname Shazhko occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Shazhko are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shazhko is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 162,002. In Ukraine Shazhko is primarily concentrated in: Poltava Oblast, where 26 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found. Beside Ukraine Shazhko exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 0 percent are found.

Shazhko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shazhko surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.