Shimchenko Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shimchenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6651:216,72623,571
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Shimchenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimchenko (Russian: Шимченко) occurs most in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shimchenko.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimchenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shimchenko is the 452,102nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,703,790 people. The surname Shimchenko is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Shimchenko live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Shimchenko is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 216,726. In Russia Shimchenko is mostly concentrated in: Stavropol Krai, where 35 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent live. Besides Russia Shimchenko occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Shimchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shimchenko last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shimchenko last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shimchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimchenko in the Russian language
Шимченкоsimcenko-

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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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  • 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 Shimchenko
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