Shelmenko Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shelmenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelmenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Shelmenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelmenko (Russian: Шельменко) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelmenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelmenko is the 1,882,912th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Shelmenko live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 505,808. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Kiev Oblast, where 68 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Besides Ukraine Shelmenko occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shelmenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelmenko in the Russian language
Шельменкоselmenko-

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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 Shelmenko
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