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

The surname Shkepu (Russian: Шкепу) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkepu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 693,669th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Shkepu reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 175,087. In Ukraine Shkepu is most prevalent in: Odessa Oblast, where 75 percent live, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 7 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Apart from Ukraine it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent live and Moldova, where 5 percent live.

Shkepu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shkepu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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