Shemtov Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shemtov Surname User-submission:

The surname Shemtov means 'good name' in Hebrew. It is derived from the Hebrew words shem, meaning 'name' and tov, meaning 'good.'

Shemtov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Israel1801:47,5426,300
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England181:3,095,448105,421
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shemtov (41) may also be a first name.

Shemtov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shemtov means 'good name' in Hebrew. It is derived from the Hebrew words shem, meaning 'name' and tov, meaning 'good.'

- macb

The surname Shemtov (Shem-Tov) means 'good name' in Hebrew (שם-טוב).

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

This surname means 'good name' in Hebrew.

- mtob99

Shemtov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shemtov (Russian: Шемтов) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemtov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 561,353rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shemtov live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 41 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 1,150,663. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Shemtov is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Shemtov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shemtov last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shemtov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.88% more than the national average, earning $52,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $57,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemtov931/
Semtov921/
Shentov86197/
Shemtob8682/
Chemtov8640/
Shimtov862/
Shamtov861/
Shentova80171/
Shemtoob8031/
Schemtob8027/
Shemtoub8024/
Sheyntov802/
Shamtoov801/
Shimtova801/
Sheintov801/
Seymetov801/
Simtov7742/
Semtob779/
Samtov772/
Somtov772/
Shaymetov7537/
Shaimetov758/
Sheintova753/
Chemtob71408/
Sinetov7121/
Simetov716/
Shentow714/
Shentob712/
Shintov711/
Zemthov711/
Shamteev6721/
Saymetov6713/
Shamtaev672/
Shamtouf671/
Shimteev671/

Shemtov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemtov in the Russian language
Шемтовsemtov-

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