Shelchuk Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shelchuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1161:392,43747,637
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shelchuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelchuk (Russian: Шельчук) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelchuk? popularity and diffusion

Shelchuk is the 1,504,764th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Shelchuk reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 392,437. In Ukraine Shelchuk is most frequent in: Rivne Oblast, where 89 percent are found, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine Shelchuk exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Shelchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Shelchuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelchuk941/
Selchuk93126/
Shylchuk8810/
Selchouk884/
Chelchuk881/
Shalchuk881/
Shilchuk881/
Selcuk86712/
Sheleshuk821/
Sylchuk80998/
Silchuk80462/
Salchuk80160/
Selchukova7851/
Silchuck7520/
Seleshuk7511/
Chilchuk752/
Sielczuk752/
Siltchuk751/
Shelcock750/
Selçuk7132,789/
Shellcock7121/
Selcok711/
Siltschuk711/
Silczuk6764/
Silchukova6750/
Selchugova678/
Seljukh676/
Cilchuk672/
Cisielczuk671/
Silchok671/
Selciuc671/
Sylczuk671/
Selesuk671/
Selcock670/
Silcuck670/

Shelchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelchuk in the Russian language
Шельчукselcuk-

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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 Shelchuk
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