Shemshur Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shemshur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemshur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4941:92,15113,210
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Shemshur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shemshur (Georgian: შემშურ, Russian: Шемшур) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemshur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shemshur is the 470,770th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Shemshur reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 92,151. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 72 percent are found, Kherson Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Kiev, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Shemshur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shemshur last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shemshur last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.67% being registered with the political party.

Shemshur earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.51% more than the national average, earning $84,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshur881,032/
Shimshur884/
Shenshur881/
Semsur862/
Shemshurova847/
Shamsur80447/
Schamschur782/
Shinshur758/
Shimshor751/
Samsur71196/
Somsur7131/
Hsamsur6715/
Samsuir6715/
Samsurh672/
Simchur671/
Shenzur671/
Szamszur6370/
Chimsaur631/
Chimchaur591/
Simsor572/
Šemšur571/
Samzur571/
Simjour5311/
Simcuir531/
Sejnjur531/
Shoynzhurova5028/

Shemshur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemshur in the Georgian language
შემშურshemshur-
Shemshur in the Russian language
Шемшурsemsur-

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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
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  • 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 Shemshur
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