Shchitov Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Shchitov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 468 | 1:307,955 | 31,354 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
Shchitov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shchitov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shchitov is found most in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shchitov? popularity and diffusion
Shchitov is the 623,516th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Shchitov reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 307,955. In Russia it is most numerous in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Russia Shchitov exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shchitov
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis