Shepelenko Surname

159,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shepelenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shepelenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,5041:30,2684,372
Russia1,0631:135,58115,870
Kazakhstan691:256,26822,420
Belarus541:175,94623,201
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shepelenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shepelenko (Georgian: შეპელენკო, Russian: Шепеленко) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shepelenko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepelenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shepelenko is the 159,439th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,662,604 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Shepelenko live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,504 people, or 1 in 30,268. In Ukraine Shepelenko is mostly found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 39 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Shepelenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (96%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shepelenko are 12.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 59.76% being registered to vote for the party.

Shepelenko earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shepelenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shepelenko in the Georgian language
შეპელენკოshepelenko-
Shepelenko in the Russian language
Шепеленкоsepelenko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shepelenko
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