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

The surname Shmerko (Russian: Шмерко) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,222,957^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Shmerko are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shmerko is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 106,753. In Belarus Shmerko is most prevalent in: Minsk, where 53 percent live, Minsk Region, where 25 percent live and Gomel Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Belarus Shmerko occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and Ukraine, where 22 percent live.

Shmerko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Shmerko surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the A Just Russia Party than the national average, with 28.57% registered with the political party.