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Where Does The Last Name Zhek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zhek (Russian: Жек) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zhek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Zhek is the 1,967,751^st most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zhek reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhek is also the 522,011^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 287 people.

The surname Zhek is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 2,484,880. In Russia Zhek is most frequent in: Moscow, where 26 percent reside, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 10 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 14 percent reside and Belarus, where 8 percent reside.

Zhek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (33%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhek surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.