Shevchenko Surname

1,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia218,1701:66119
Ukraine134,3721:3392
Kazakhstan28,5251:62034
Belarus10,3851:91520
Turkmenistan1,3901:3,949470
Kyrgyzstan1,3361:4,471694
United States1,0741:337,48530,444
Transnistria1,0351:45921
Uzbekistan1,0121:30,5624,254
Israel5611:15,2542,278
Moldova5381:6,6201,054
Georgia2921:12,8272,684
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Spain2461:190,04913,226
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Tajikistan1051:79,8731,476
Azerbaijan961:100,5123,474
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Bulgaria711:98,2945,957
France581:1,145,219121,886
England561:994,96549,531
Armenia411:71,4682,963
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Finland331:166,56714,872
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Abkhazia81:30,3582,305
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
India61:127,844,230863,365
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
China31:455,773,85521,925
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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).

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This is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'shoemaker'.

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Shevchenko Last Name Facts

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

Shevchenko (Georgian: შევჩენკო, Russian: Шевченко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shevchenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shevchenko is the 1,351st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,180 people. The last name 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. Shevchenko is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 218,170 people, or 1 in 661. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia it occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 34 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Shevchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shevchenko last name is chiefly 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 those holding the Shevchenko surname are 13.86% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.63% being registered with 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shevchenko in the Georgian language
შევჩენკოshevchenko-
Shevchenko in the Russian language
Шевченкоsevcenko-

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