Shimko Surname

67,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shimko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,1691:34,5704,689
United States1,6191:223,87821,670
Belarus1,2081:7,8651,136
Kazakhstan1021:173,35816,783
Uzbekistan871:355,5079,237
Canada401:921,14070,350
Kyrgyzstan251:238,90622,569
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shimko (15) may also be a first name.

Shimko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimko (Georgian: შიმკო, Hindi: शिमको, Russian: Шимко) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,908th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 995,566 people. The surname Shimko is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Shimko reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Shimko is also the 2,900,335th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

Shimko is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 4,169 people, or 1 in 34,570. In Russia Shimko is most common in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 5 percent reside and Moscow, where 4 percent reside. Other than Russia it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Belarus, where 17 percent reside.

Shimko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shimko has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 161,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shimko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shimko surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shimko surname are 11.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shimko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.28% less than the national average, earning $39,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schimko92163/
Shimkos9217/
Shaimko921/
Shimcko921/
Simko914,234/
Shchimko861/
Shymko835,278/
Shumko83962/
Siemko83627/
Shemko83165/
Shimka8355/
Szimko8326/
Simeko837/
Shimco834/
Simkos833/
Simkho833/
Simkoh831/
Schimka77156/
Shimkat7719/
Shimkha7715/
Schemko778/
Shimkas778/
Shimkaa776/
Sheimka775/
Shymkho773/
Shemkop771/
Schimkó771/
Chimkuo771/
Semko736,749/
Šimko734,185/
Simkó731,438/
Simka73901/
Symko73698/
Simco73581/
Sumko73141/
Cimko7325/
Şimko731/
Śimko731/
Schimkat71521/
Shimkhah7137/
Simkóová713/
Shchymko713/
Shimkast711/
Sheimeka710/
Szymko67558/
Shumka67409/
Shymka67141/
Szumko67100/
Simeka6768/
Szimkó6762/
Shemka6747/
Chymko6742/
Syomko6731/
Simkha6713/
Semkoi677/
Szemko677/
Schimkath676/
Siemka675/
Semkou675/
Chimco674/
Zsemko674/
Simeco672/
Sumkoy672/
Simcot671/
Simcka671/
Simkaa671/
Simmco671/
Szimka671/
Zzimko671/
Sem'ko671/
Simcoa670/

Shimko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimko in the Georgian language
შიმკოshimko-
Shimko in the Hindi language
शिमकोsimako-
Shimko in the Russian language
Шимкоsimko-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shimko
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