Zhava Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Zhava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Albania | 15 | 1:194,270 | 13,224 |
Zhava (125) may also be a first name.
Zhava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhava (Russian: Жава) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhava? popularity and diffusion
Zhava is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhava live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 832,731st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 125 people.
This last name is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,845,168. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 75 percent reside, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine Zhava occurs in one country. It also occurs in Albania, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhava in the Russian language | ||
| Жава | zava | - |
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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 Zhava
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