Zhakhyan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Georgia

Zhakhyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhakhyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Zhakhyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhakhyan (Georgian: ჟახიანი) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhakhyan? popularity and diffusion

Zhakhyan is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Zhakhyan live; 25 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zhakhyan is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 6,978,905. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 25 percent are found and Georgia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zakyan86282/
Chakyan8046/
Sakhyan8037/
Zakjyan8015/
Zakyane807/
Zadkyan803/
Zachyan801/
Zatkyan801/
Zhakyanova7814/
Sahakyan7534,989/
Zakaiyan75271/
Zahakian75115/
Chakjyan7543/
Zakayian758/
Zakayyan751/
Sakhyann751/
Saukhyan751/
Zakian71965/
Sakyan71441/
Chaikhian71159/
Chakkhian71137/
Chakeyian7119/
Zekyan716/
Cakyan712/
Tsahakyan712/
Saakyan6714,736/
Zhakianova67174/
Sachyan67126/
Chakian6749/
Zhaqian6720/
Sakhian6716/
Chakyon6711/
Cachyan679/
Sekhyan678/
Sahkyan678/
Rzaqyan677/
Zakiang676/
Saukyan675/
Chokyan675/
Jachyan673/
Jackyan672/
Zaakjan671/
Caukyan671/
Chakjan671/
Sagkyan671/
Zaikian671/
Saikyan671/

Zhakhyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhakhyan in the Georgian language
ჟახიანიzhakhiani85.71
ჟახიანzhakhian14.29

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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
  • 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 Zhakhyan
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