Shevchenko Surname
Approximately 400,856 people bear this surname
Shevchenko Surname User-submission:
Shevchenko is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of a shoemaker or cobbler; someone who made and fixed shoes (somewhat equivalent to German Schumacher, English Shoemaker and Shoesmith, also Cobbler).
Shevchenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 218,170 | 1:661 | 19 |
| Ukraine | 134,372 | 1:339 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 28,525 | 1:620 | 34 |
| Belarus | 10,385 | 1:915 | 20 |
| Turkmenistan | 1,390 | 1:3,949 | 470 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,336 | 1:4,471 | 694 |
| United States | 1,074 | 1:337,485 | 30,444 |
| Transnistria | 1,035 | 1:459 | 21 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,012 | 1:30,562 | 4,254 |
| Israel | 561 | 1:15,254 | 2,278 |
| Moldova | 538 | 1:6,620 | 1,054 |
| Georgia | 292 | 1:12,827 | 2,684 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| Spain | 246 | 1:190,049 | 13,226 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| Germany | 144 | 1:559,066 | 46,014 |
| Estonia | 111 | 1:11,908 | 1,764 |
| Tajikistan | 105 | 1:79,873 | 1,476 |
| Azerbaijan | 96 | 1:100,512 | 3,474 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Bulgaria | 71 | 1:98,294 | 5,957 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Armenia | 41 | 1:71,468 | 2,963 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Abkhazia | 8 | 1:30,358 | 2,305 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shevchenko (39) may also be a first name.
Shevchenko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shevchenko is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of a shoemaker or cobbler; someone who made and fixed shoes (somewhat equivalent to German Schumacher, English Shoemaker and Shoesmith, also Cobbler).
- deleted-173293The Shevchenko surname derived from the occupational name shvets, which means 'shoemaker'.
- kmcnamara_94It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'tailor's son'.
- yuriiThis is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'shoemaker'.
- deleted-173293Shevchenko Demographics
Average Shevchenko Salary in
United States
$42,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shevchenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shevchenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shevchenko (Georgian: შევჩენკო, Russian: Шевченко) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shevchenko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shevchenko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,351st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,180 people. The surname Shevchenko is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Shevchenko reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.
Shevchenko is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 218,170 people, or 1 in 661. In Russia Shevchenko is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent are found and Saratov Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 34 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found.
Shevchenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shevchenko surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Georgia, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (87%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (89%) in Kyrgyzstan, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon, Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States Shevchenko are 13.86% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shevchenko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $50,860 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shevchenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko in the Georgian language | ||
| შევჩენკო | shevchenko | - |
| Shevchenko in the Russian language | ||
| Шевченко | sevcenko | - |
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