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) is found most in Ukraine. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemshur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Shemshur live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 92,151. In Ukraine Shemshur is most frequent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 72 percent reside, Kherson Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Kiev, where 4 percent reside. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Shemshur Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Shemshur surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.67% 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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  • 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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