Shirsky Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shirsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680

Shirsky Last Name Facts

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

Shirsky (Russian: Ширский) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Shirsky reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia it is most frequent in: Omsk Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 17 percent are found and Moscow, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Russia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 15 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 15 percent are found.

Shirsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shirsky surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Shirsky are 3.23% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shirsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirsky in the Russian language
Ширскийsirskij-

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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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  • 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 Shirsky
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