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

The last name Zhek (Russian: Жек) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

Zhek is the 1,967,751^st most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found 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. Zhek is also the 522,011^th most widely held forename globally, held by 287 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 2,484,880. In Russia Zhek is mostly found in: Moscow, where 26 percent are found, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia Zhek occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Zhek Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Zhek last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.