Shemet Surname
Approximately 5,987 people bear this surname
Shemet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2,637 | 1:17,263 | 2,362 |
| Russia | 1,607 | 1:89,685 | 11,197 |
| Belarus | 1,462 | 1:6,499 | 901 |
| Kazakhstan | 162 | 1:109,151 | 11,851 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shemet Demographics
Average Shemet Salary in
United States
$52,120 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shemet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemet (Russian: Шемет) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shemet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 81,193rd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,217,228 people. The surname Shemet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Shemet are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,637 people, or 1 in 17,263. In Ukraine Shemet is mostly found in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 17 percent live, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 9 percent live and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 9 percent live. Excluding Ukraine Shemet exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent live and Belarus, where 24 percent live.
Shemet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shemet last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58% registered to vote for the party.
Shemet earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $52,120 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemet in the Russian language | ||
| Шемет | semet | - |
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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 Shemet
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