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

Zhek (Russian: Жек) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,967,751^st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Zhek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zhek are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 522,011^th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 287 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 2,484,880. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 10 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia Zhek exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 14 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Zhek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (33%) in Ukraine.

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