Zhanek Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Zhanek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zhanek (44) may also be a first name.
Zhanek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhanek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhanek (Russian: Жанек) is most common in Kazakhstan. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhanek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Zhanek occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Zhanek are found; 90 percent are found in Central Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Zhanek is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 44 people.
Zhanek is most frequent in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,210,312. In Kazakhstan it is mostly found in: Almaty, where 75 percent reside, Karaganda Region, where 13 percent reside and Mangystau Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kazakhstan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhanek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhanek in the Russian language | ||
| Жанек | zanek | - |
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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 Zhanek
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