Shimkun Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shimkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497

Shimkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimkun (Russian: Шимкун) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimkun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Shimkun is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Shimkun are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is most numerous in: Saint Petersburg, where 55 percent are found and Leningrad Oblast, where 45 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simkun922/
Chimkun861,248/
Simkune8628/
Shinkun8614/
Shymkun869/
Shumkun861/
Chimkhun8020/
Simkon773/
Symkun771/
Šimkun771/
Simkum771/
Szymkun71104/
Shinkon715/
Chimkum712/
Shinkum711/
Simkhum711/
Shinkunova711/
Shenkun711/
Chimkhum6710/
Shengkun672/
Summkaun671/
Saimkhum671/

Shimkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimkun in the Russian language
Шимкунsimkun-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shimkun
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