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 found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,908th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 995,566 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Shimko are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 4,169 people, or 1 in 34,570. In Russia Shimko is most numerous in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 31 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 5 percent live and Moscow, where 4 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Belarus, where 17 percent live.

Shimko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shimko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shimko surname increased 161,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shimko Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Shimko 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
  • 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 Shimko
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