Zhdanov Surname

12,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhdanov Surname User-submission:

Zhdanov is a patronymic form of Zhdan, meaning 'waited for'.

Zhdanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia38,6601:3,728424
Ukraine3,4001:13,3891,755
Kazakhstan1,1561:15,2962,255
Belarus8611:11,0351,676
Uzbekistan2231:138,6966,893
Kyrgyzstan2021:29,5684,817
Israel1281:66,8578,331
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Moldova371:96,25311,707
Transnistria291:16,3693,065
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England41:13,929,515290,718
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Zhdanov (13) may also be a first name.

Zhdanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zhdanov is a patronymic form of Zhdan, meaning 'waited for'.

- Junie

Zhdanov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhdanov (Georgian: ჟდანოვი, Russian: Жданов) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhdanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,497th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 162,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Zhdanov are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 38,660 people, or 1 in 3,728. In Russia it is most common in: Altai Krai, where 8 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Zhdanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (92%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhdanov last name are 7.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.06% registered with the party.

The amount Zhdanov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $44,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhdanova9352,921/
Zhdannov935/
Zhdanovs931/
Zhdanoov931/
Zdanov92170/
Zhdannova886/
Zdanova86292/
Zdanovs8650/
Zjdanov869/
Zhdonov862/
Zhdanof862/
Z'Danov861/
Zhdaneev8036/
Zhdanoff8014/
Zhdonova805/
Jdanov771,440/
Ždanov7755/
Zdanow7725/
Zdonov7714/
Zdenov772/
Zdanof771/
Ždanova7186/
Zdonova7146/
Zdanoff7117/
Zdaneev711/
Sdanova711/
Ždanovová6310/
Jdanof621/
Jdanoff5732/

Zhdanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhdanov in the Georgian language
ჟდანოვიzhdanovi-
Zhdanov in the Russian language
Ждановzdanov-

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