Shekmar Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shekmar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3731:122,04517,280
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shekmar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shekmar (Russian: Шекмар) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekmar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shekmar is the 734,496th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Shekmar reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 122,045. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 53 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 28 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Shekmar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekhmar931/
Sekmar9296/
Sheikhmar882/
Shchekmar881/
Shakmar862/
Seckmar861/
Chekhmar8016/
Shakhmar809/
Sakmar77494/
Sokmar777/
Sykmar775/
Sikmar775/
Šekmar774/
Sekmor774/
Schackmar7599/
Shahakmar753/
Schockmar750/
Schickmair71167/
Schickmayr71114/
Chykmar718/
Szakmar711/
Sakhmar711/
Sackmar711/
Siquemar671/
Siekmeir671/
Šekmarová634/
Çekmarova631/
Sacmar62696/
Çakmar62526/
Sakmár62123/
Cikmar6215/
Sakmor622/
Secmore571/
Sickmeir5314/
Syckmore530/
Sickmore530/
Chickmore500/

Shekmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shekmar in the Russian language
Шекмарsekmar-

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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 Shekmar
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