Shershov Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shershov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shershov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4231:340,71633,983
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Shershov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shershov (Georgian: შერშოვი, Russian: Шершов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shershov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shershov? popularity and diffusion

Shershov is the 605,571st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Shershov reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 340,716. In Russia Shershov is primarily concentrated in: Altai Krai, where 36 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 10 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Shershov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shershov last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shershov last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shershov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shershov in the Georgian language
შერშოვიshershovi-
Shershov in the Russian language
Шершовsersov-

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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 Shershov
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