Shunkin Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shunkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2131:676,63457,992
Belarus1751:54,2929,248
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shunkin (14) may also be a first name.

Shunkin Last Name Facts

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

Shunkin (Georgian: შუნკინი, Russian: Шунькин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shunkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Shunkin are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Shunkin is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 676,634. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Smolensk Oblast, where 9 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live. Aside from Russia Shunkin exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 44 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Shunkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shunkin last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shunkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shunkin in the Georgian language
შუნკინიshunkini-
Shunkin in the Russian language
Шунькинsunkin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shunkin
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