Shershen Surname

119,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shershen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shershen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,9341:23,5383,326
Belarus9771:9,7251,462
Russia8041:179,25820,134
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shershen (19) may also be a first name.

Shershen Last Name Facts

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

Shershen (Russian: Шершень) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shershen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,944th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,903,748 people. The surname Shershen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Shershen live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Shershen is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,934 people, or 1 in 23,538. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Rivne Oblast, where 24 percent live, Kherson Oblast, where 8 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Shershen is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 21 percent live.

Shershen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shershen surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.36% registered with the political party.

Shershen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.4% less than the national average, earning $36,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherrshen941/
Sershen93234/
Shershn931/
Scherschen897/
Shchershen892/
Serschen88148/
Sharshen88123/
Shershyn88101/
Shershin8893/
Sherchen882/
Sersen86554/
Shershenova8448/
Scheirsen8238/
Shershina8230/
Scherchen8220/
Shershyna8210/
Shershing822/
Serchen8099/
Sejrsen8042/
Siersen8035/
Shergen804/
Seirsen803/
Serszen802/
Shersin801/
Searsen801/
Sershin801/
Serhsen801/
Chersen800/
Shershnova787/
Scherschin781/
Shersching781/
Shersshing781/
Scheerssen781/
Sheerhseen781/
Sersn770/
Szerszen75437/
Shirshin75287/
Sharshin75167/
Serschön7550/
Shorshin7546/
Cherchen7530/
Sierszen7530/
Sershion7519/
Shyrshyn7517/
Shersing7515/
Chershin754/
Shersinh754/
Sheerhsn752/
Sarsheen751/
Sciersen751/
Sierssen751/
Shersimh751/
Sersetin751/
Sershina751/
Shergene751/
Zersheen751/
Seerssen750/
Shergent750/
Chearsen750/
Serseene750/
Schersching7456/
Shyrshenova741/
Shirshina71490/
Sergen71360/
Seršen71310/
Sersem71135/
Zersen71118/
Sersenová7169/
Serzen7139/
Sirsen7131/
Schersing7127/
Shyrshyna7127/
Sersenova7124/
Shersingh7117/
Cersen7116/
Serjen7111/
Sehrschön719/
Sersin718/
Shersnova717/
Serseń714/
Searsn714/
Sheerchnd713/
Çersen711/
Sheerchnh711/
Seerhseen711/
Shheerhsn711/
Serrgesen710/
Sergent6714,569/
Shergin671,897/
Sersing67290/
Serchin67119/
Chersin67109/
Serjent6787/
Sarshin6785/
Serzhin6766/
Sergien6719/
Sherzem6717/
Sirchen6713/
Chirsen6713/
Sersain677/
Szerzen677/
Serszeń674/
Serzhyn674/
Szersin673/
Sherzin672/
Sierßen672/
Sergene672/
Zerrsen671/
Sherjin671/
Shearegene671/
Sirshin671/
Searsin671/
Szersén671/
Särchen671/
Chergen671/
Siergen671/
Shirsin671/
Sherjng671/
Scherching670/
Shirzen670/

Shershen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shershen in the Russian language
Шершеньsersen-

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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 Shershen
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