Zhartun Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhartun Surname User-submission:

The surname Zhartun (Жартун) means 'joker', 'jolly person' in Ukrainian language. It derives from the word жарт, meaning 'joke'.

Zhartun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5201:18,2713,028
Russia1681:857,87569,146
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Zhartun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zhartun (Жартун) means 'joker', 'jolly person' in Ukrainian language. It derives from the word жарт, meaning 'joke'.

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Zhartun Last Name Facts

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

Zhartun (Russian: Жартун) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhartun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 450,743rd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. Zhartun is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zhartun live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhartun is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 18,271. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Minsk Region, where 64 percent live, Minsk, where 19 percent live and Mogilev Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Belarus this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Zhartun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Zhartun are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zartun92135/
Chartun862/
Chartune8018/
Zartoune802/
Sartun77147/
Cartun77128/
Jartun7724/
Zertun772/
Zarton771/
Chartoune751/
Zerthun714,024/
Cartoun718/
Zertuhn714/
Jartung712/
Cartuun711/
Zartoon711/
Sartuin711/
Hjortung675/
Carthoun670/
Cartunova631/
Carton6214,965/
Sertun6236/
Sortun6229/
Cartón6228/
Zorton627/
Jortun625/
Cortun623/
Jartum621/
Carthon57555/
Cartton5711/
Sorthun574/
Cearton573/
Carrton571/
Czerton571/
Ciarton571/
Cardton570/
Corthun570/
Caurthon531/
Cortunova502/

Zhartun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhartun in the Russian language
Жартунzartun-

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