Sheremetev Surname

85,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sheremetev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheremetev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,6921:30,7174,197
Ukraine5631:80,85711,548
Belarus2071:45,8997,819
Kyrgyzstan621:96,33311,880
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sheremetev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheremetev (Georgian: შერემეტევი, Russian: Шереметьев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sheremetev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheremetev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,600th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,293,494 people. The surname Sheremetev is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Sheremetev live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 4,692 people, or 1 in 30,717. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia Sheremetev exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Sheremetev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheremetev surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (72%) in Belarus, Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sheremetev surname are 1.19% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.58% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sheremetev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheremetev in the Georgian language
შერემეტევიsheremetevi-
Sheremetev in the Russian language
Шереметьевseremetev-

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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 Sheremetev
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