Shimkov Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shimkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2311:623,90954,570
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Shimkov Last Name Facts

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

Shimkov (Russian: Шимков) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimkov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 841,044th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Shimkov live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 623,909. In Russia Shimkov is most numerous in: Altai Krai, where 10 percent reside, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 8 percent reside. Beside Russia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 12 percent reside and Transnistria, where 8 percent reside.

Shimkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shimkov last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shimkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimkov in the Russian language
Шимковsimkov-

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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 Shimkov
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