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

The last name Shkirya (Russian: Шкиря) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shkirya.

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

The surname is the 567,444^th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. Shkirya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Shkirya are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shkirya is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 278,230. In Russia Shkirya is primarily concentrated in: Stavropol Krai, where 41 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Tula Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Shkirya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shkirya last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48% registered to vote for the political party.