Zhegalo Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhegalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhegalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus2421:39,2616,751
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zhegalo Last Name Facts

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

Zhegalo (Russian: Жегало) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhegalo? popularity and diffusion

Zhegalo is the 990,978th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Zhegalo is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zhegalo reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 39,261. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Grodno Region, where 76 percent live, Minsk, where 12 percent live and Brest Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Belarus this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 6 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Zhegalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zhegalo surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zheygalo9311/
Zhegallo934/
Dzhegalo933/
Zegalo9221/
Dzheygalo8893/
Dzheigalo881/
Zhigalo861,129/
Zhygalo867/
Zegallo862/
Zhogalo862/
Zhagalo861/
Zhigaylo80740/
Dzhigalo8023/
Dzhogalo8015/
Zhigailo806/
Zhygaylo803/
Dzeigalo802/
Zhygailo802/
Dzegailo801/
Dziegalo801/
Zhygallo801/
Zhingalo801/
Segalo771,582/
Zagalo771,516/
Zygalo7774/
Zigalo7760/
Zogalo7710/
Gegalo774/
Dzhigaylo75196/
Zhigayloa751/
Zagallo71515/
Sekgalo71345/
Zhigala7163/
Zegalia7159/
Segalou7138/
Zhigolo7127/
Chigalo7120/
Segallo7119/
Dzygalo7119/
Segalio7116/
Chegala7114/
Zagalou7112/
Segaylo719/
Zagalio714/
Seigalo713/
Segalho713/
Zigajlo711/
Cegalho711/
Dzogalo711/
Dzegało711/
Zigallo711/
Cegallo711/
Zigailo711/
Zejgało711/
Segaalo711/
Zigaelo711/
Zhagala711/
Tshigalo67108/
Tshegolo6728/
Segallio6724/
Chegalla6719/
Dziegala6712/
Segallou672/
Dzhigala672/
Zagallio671/
Tshagalo671/
Drzygalo671/
Dziegało671/
Zohgolou671/
Zigaglio671/
Sehgalou671/
Cheagala671/
Cheegala671/

Zhegalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhegalo in the Russian language
Жегалоzegalo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhegalo
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