Shkopu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Shkopu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkopu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shkopu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shkopu (Russian: Шкьопу) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shkopu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkopu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Shkopu is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Shkopu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shkopu is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 929,035. In Ukraine Shkopu is primarily concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 63 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Luhansk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Moldova, where 14 percent reside.

Shkopu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shkopu surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skopu916/
Shkepu83426/
Skopou831/
Skepu73578/
Skapu7395/
Scopu7313/
Scopus678/
Skhephu623/
Sqepu5513/
Scapau50129/
Skephu504/
Skaphu503/
Scapus501/

Shkopu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkopu in the Russian language
Шкьопуskopu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shkopu
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