Yozh Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yozh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yozh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6511:221,38723,973
Belarus501:190,02124,552
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Yozh (256) may also be a first name.

Yozh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yozh (Russian: Йож) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yozh.

How Common Is The Last Name Yozh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yozh is the 470,273rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Yozh live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 556,659th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 256 people.

The surname Yozh is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 651 people, or 1 in 221,387. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Altai Republic, where 23 percent live, Moscow, where 19 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Yozh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yozh surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States Yozh are 5.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yorzh89298/
Yoz861,078/
Yzh8632/
Yoze75906/
Yoch75417/
Yosh75259/
Yazh7569/
Yotz7561/
Hyzh7522/
Yodz7516/
Yocz757/
Yrzh755/
Yorz753/
Yjzh752/
Yozz752/
Yioz752/
Oizh751/
Jozh751/
Ayzh751/
Eozh751/
Yizh751/
Yohz751/
Yhzh751/
Hyoz751/
Eyzh751/
Yohx751/
Ydzh751/
Yohj751/
Yzjh751/
Yzht751/
Yzxh751/
Yozhova739/
Yz67529/
Ayosh67488/
Yoash67125/
Yozze6750/
Yizhe6716/
Yosch676/
Yotch676/
Yoche676/
Hyzhe676/
Yazhe675/
Eyzeh674/
Yodch673/
Yarzh672/
Yazeh672/
Yzshh671/
Yoach671/
Yothz671/
Iorzh671/
Hyoze671/
Hyosh671/
Yoths671/
Yohys671/
Yoosh671/
Yazhd671/
Ydczh671/
Yhotz671/
Yadzh671/
Hyzhd671/
Yostz670/

Yozh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yozh in the Russian language
Йожjoz-

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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
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  • 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 Yozh
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