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Where Does The Last Name Shimkus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shimkus (Russian: Шимкус) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimkus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 230,517^th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,152,448 people. The surname Shimkus occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Shimkus are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,429 people, or 1 in 253,645. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Latvia, where 2 percent are found.

Shimkus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shimkus surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shimkus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.97% less than the national average, earning $28,334 CAD per year.