Shcherb Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shcherb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shcherb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Shcherb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shcherb is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shcherb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Shcherb live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 44 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia Shcherb is mostly concentrated in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 38 percent are found, Moscow, where 13 percent are found and Tomsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Belarus, where 12 percent are found.

Shcherb Last Name Statistics demography

Shcherb earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherb922,381/
Scherbs861/
Sherb83304/
Cherb8323/
Scerb8310/
Shcherbova82237/
Scherf778,856/
Scherp77713/
Sherbs7754/
Szcerb774/
Shcerf771/
Schirb770/
Scherbova75102/
Serb733,048/
Cerb73178/
Scherff711,865/
Scherpf71386/
Scherpe71210/
Zscherp71129/
Scherps7166/
Schearf7163/
Szczerb7117/
Schierp7114/
Scherpp716/
Scherpz711/
Shcerff711/
Scheerf711/
Szerb67208/
Cherp67115/
Sherp6784/
Sierb6734/
Scerbova6716/
Sherv677/
Serbs674/
Chirb674/
Sherbova674/
Cerbd672/
Screb672/
Cerbs672/
Seerb671/
Scerbová671/
Serbt670/
Shirb670/

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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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  • 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 Shcherb
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