Shkepu Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shkepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2601:175,08724,016
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shkepu Last Name Facts

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

Shkepu (Russian: Шкепу) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shkepu is the 693,669th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Shkepu are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 175,087. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 75 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Luhansk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Besides Ukraine it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Moldova, where 5 percent reside.

Shkepu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shkepu surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shkepu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skepu91578/
Shkopu8385/
Schepu8344/
Skephu834/
Shkyopu77117/
Shkiopu7744/
Skhephu773/
Skapu7395/
Sqepu7313/
Skopu736/
Skiopu674/
Skopou671/
Skipou671/
Sqhiphu621/
Scopu5513/
Scapau50129/
Skaphu503/
Sqiphu501/

Shkepu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkepu in the Russian language
Шкепуskepu-

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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 Shkepu
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