Zhambyl Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhambyl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhambyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan7261:24,3563,449
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zhambyl (2,856) may also be a first name.

Zhambyl Last Name Facts

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

Zhambyl (Russian: Жамбыл) is borne by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhambyl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 461,133rd most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Zhambyl reside; 98 percent reside in Central Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 136,213th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,856 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 24,356. In Kazakhstan it is mostly found in: Jambyl Region, where 18 percent reside, Almaty, where 16 percent reside and Astana, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Zhambyl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhambil8625/
Zambl8314/
Zhambylova82238/
Zamble7729,362/
Zambel7765/
Zambil7736/
Jambyl7717/
Zhambilova7160/
Zambell7148/
Jhamble718/
Zambael711/
Zambelle6785/
Zambigli6743/
Sambl6719/
Jhambhle672/
Zambellt671/
Cambl670/

Zhambyl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhambyl in the Russian language
Жамбылzambyl-

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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 Zhambyl
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