Shimke Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shimke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Shimke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimke (Russian: Шимке) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Shimke is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Shimke reside; 38 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Shimke is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Shimke is most prevalent in: Republic of Buryatia, where 44 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 44 percent live and Murmansk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 8 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live.
Shimke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shimke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shimke surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimke in the Russian language | ||
| Шимке | simke | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shimke
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