Zhdek Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Zhdek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 79 | 1:576,237 | 63,801 |
| Russia | 49 | 1:2,941,287 | 160,625 |
Zhdek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhdek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhdek (Russian: Ждек) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zhdek.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhdek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhdek is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Zhdek are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 576,237. In Ukraine Zhdek is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 78 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Kiev, where 5 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Zhdek exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhdek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhdek in the Russian language | ||
| Ждек | zdek | - |
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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 Zhdek
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