Gazhak Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Gazhak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 192 | 1:750,641 | 62,731 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gazhak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gazhak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gazhak (Russian: Гажак) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gazhak.
How Common Is The Last Name Gazhak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gazhak is the 1,185,157th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gazhak reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 750,641. In Russia it is primarily found in: Saratov Oblast, where 100 percent live. Barring Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gazhak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gazhak in the Russian language | ||
| Гажак | gazak | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gazhak
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis