Zhanakov Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Zhanakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 66 | 1:267,917 | 23,140 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 1:119,453 | 13,745 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Zhanakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhanakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhanakov (Russian: Жанаков) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhanakov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Zhanakov live; 82 percent live in Central Asia and 82 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Zhanakov is most prevalent in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 267,917. In Kazakhstan Zhanakov is most common in: Karaganda Region, where 20 percent are found, Almaty, where 18 percent are found and West Kazakhstan Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Kazakhstan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 35 percent are found and Russia, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhanakov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhanakov in the Russian language | ||
| Жанаков | zanakov | - |
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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 Zhanakov
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