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
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
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) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shevchenko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,351st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,180 people. The surname Shevchenko is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Shevchenko live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname Shevchenko is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 218,170 people, or 1 in 661. In Russia Shevchenko is mostly concentrated in: Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent reside and Saratov Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 34 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.
Shevchenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shevchenko surname is primarily 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 with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60.63% registered with the 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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