Shimkiv Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shimkiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimkiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1101:1,310,21093,437
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Shimkiv Last Name Facts

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

Shimkiv (Russian: Шимкив) is found most in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimkiv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Shimkiv live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,310,210. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Stavropol Krai, where 13 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Shimkiv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shimkiv last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (39%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shimkiv last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimkiev931/
Simkiv9216/
Shymkiv8630/
Shumkiv861/
Semkiv77388/
Simkiw7712/
Simkib771/
Shymkiw71127/
Shymkyv71102/
Szemkiv7110/
Shemkyv717/
Semkiev713/
Shinkeev6738/
Shimchev676/
Schymkiw672/
Shimkeaw671/
Shymkeev671/
Shinkeva671/

Shimkiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimkiv in the Russian language
Шимкивsimkiv-

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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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  • 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 Shimkiv
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