Shostakovich Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shostakovich Surname User-submission:

Shostakovich is a surname of Polish and Belarusian origins. It comes from shostak (šosták, szostak), meaning 'sixth', a nickname for the sixth child in the family.

Shostakovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1901:50,0068,545
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Shostakovich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shostakovich is a surname of Polish and Belarusian origins. It comes from shostak (šosták, szostak), meaning 'sixth', a nickname for the sixth child in the family.

- haffman97

Shostakovich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shostakovich (Russian: Шостакович) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shostakovich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 919,444th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Shostakovich live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 50,006. In Belarus Shostakovich is most frequent in: Brest Region, where 79 percent live, Minsk, where 15 percent live and Grodno Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Belarus this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Shostakovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shostakovich last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Shostakovich last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 23.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shostakovich earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shostakovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shostakovich in the Russian language
Шостаковичsostakovic-

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