Shemets Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Shemets Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Belarus | 32 | 1:296,908 | 33,328 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Shemets Demographics
Shemets Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Shemets Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemets Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemets (Russian: Шемец) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemets? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Shemets live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 459,825. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 48 percent are found, Kiev, where 14 percent are found and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 23 percent are found and Belarus, where 18 percent are found.
Shemets Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shemets last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemets Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemets in the Russian language | ||
| Шемец | semec | - |
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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 Shemets
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