Shemek Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shemek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shemek (15) may also be a first name.

Shemek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shemek (Russian: Шемек) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Shemek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Shemek reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Shemek is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 68 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Shemek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shemek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shemek surname increased 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shemek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shemek surname are 44.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Shemek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning $33,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemek928/
Shemeek921/
Shemekt921/
Shemeck920/
Semek91145/
Schemeck8611/
Schiemek868/
Shimek832,391/
Siemek831,436/
Shamek8348/
Semeke8348/
Seemek8327/
Semeck8322/
Shymek8322/
Shemik8313/
Shomek832/
Semekh832/
Shemeg831/
Semiek831/
Szemek831/
Seamek831/
Saemek831/
Shemekova8012/
Schiemeck803/
Schoemeck800/
Schemmeck800/
Scheameck800/
Shamekh772,687/
Schimek771,949/
Shemick7743/
Semeiks7738/
Shimeck7733/
Siemeck7729/
Semetke7722/
Semeske7712/
Seemeak7712/
Siemeke7711/
Shameek776/
Schemik773/
Schomek773/
Seimeck772/
Schymek772/
Seummek772/
Zsemeik771/
Shoimek771/
Shimiek771/
Shitmek771/
Shemeeg771/
Sohmekh771/
Ssemeke771/
Semecke771/
Szemeck771/
Shameik770/
Shamiek770/
Schamek770/
Shemiok770/
Shimmek770/
Samek737,343/
Simek736,004/
Semik731,511/
Cemek73782/
Semyk73760/
Sömek73642/
Somek73253/
Semec73202/
Semeg73141/
Semík7368/
Symek7311/
Semex731/
Semeq731/
Schimeck71115/
Shemkova7136/
Schimmek7120/
Schemick7118/
Semekova716/
Schemieg713/
Schimesk713/
Schameck711/
Shammeik711/
Chemmekh711/
Szemetke711/
Shimeisk711/
Shimmeck710/
Schoemik710/
Shamik677,722/
Somekh671,228/
Saimek67662/
Szemik67279/
Szymek67169/
Semick67148/
Szamek67139/
Sehmec67116/
Simeck67103/
Schimmeck6781/
Sameck6767/
Shymyk6752/
Someck6750/
Shomik6740/
Semykh6738/
Symekh6737/
Semyck6736/
Schemmick6726/
Siemik6724/
Shamyk6724/
Sammek6721/
Zemeck6720/
Shimik6715/
Szomek6715/
Zemmek6714/
Semikt6714/
Sommek6712/
Semekhova677/
Schoemick677/
Simekh676/
Semikh676/
Shimex675/
Shimeg674/
Semmeg674/
Shimec673/
Chemex673/
Saymek673/
Sameek672/
Zeemek672/
Sejmik672/
Shymik671/
Shimekova671/
Semeykova671/
Schimeeck671/
Simesk671/
Shymex671/
Shemikova671/
Setmik671/
Simeke671/
Shemegova671/
Simmek671/
Samekh671/
Schemidke671/
Semeuc671/
Semike671/
Chemeg671/
Sameak671/
Sismek671/
Shimeiske671/

Shemek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemek in the Russian language
Шемекsemek-

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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
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  • 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 Shemek
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