Shchek Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shchek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shchek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shchek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shchek is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shchek.
How Common Is The Last Name Shchek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Shchek are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Shchek is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 33 percent live, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 17 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 17 percent live. Apart from Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 30 percent live and Belarus, where 10 percent live.
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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 Shchek
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