Shemelko Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shemelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shemelko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shemelko (Russian: Шемелько) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemelko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shemelko is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shemelko live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,517,423. In Ukraine Shemelko is mostly concentrated in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 97 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semelko933/
Shamelko881/
Zemelko80370/
Semelka80329/
Samelko8075/
Semełko802/
Szemelka7516/
Chemelka750/
Samełko67269/
Zemełko6782/
Simelka6732/
Symelka6730/
Schimmelka677/
Samilko672/
Similko671/
Zymelko671/
Semilco671/
Chemlka671/
Shamilka635/
Szimilko631/
Saamelka631/
Shamlekho591/
Zemełka53307/
Zymelka53231/
Zimelka5329/
Symełka532/
Zymełko532/
Similka530/
Szimilkó5090/
Szymełka504/
Chimilka501/

Shemelko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemelko in the Russian language
Шемелькоsemelko-

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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 Shemelko
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