Shemetev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Norway

Shemetev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemetev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Shemetev Last Name Facts

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

Shemetev (Russian: Шеметьев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shemetev.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemetev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shemetev live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shemetev is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia Shemetev is most frequent in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 29 percent are found, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 21 percent are found and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Shemetev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Shemetev are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 42.86% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shemetev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemetev in the Russian language
Шеметьевsemetev-

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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 Shemetev
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