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

Yozh (Russian: Йож) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yozh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 470,273rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. The last name Yozh is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Yozh are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Yozh is also the 556,659th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 256 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 651 people, or 1 in 221,387. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Altai Republic, where 23 percent are found, Moscow, where 19 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found. Not including Russia Yozh is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Yozh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yozh last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States Yozh are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for 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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