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

The last name Zheka (Russian: Жека) is found most in Ukraine. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zheka.

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

This last name is the 586,691^st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Zheka reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zheka is also the 25,911^th most common given name internationally, held by 32,955 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 153,793. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 27 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 35 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Zheka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zheka surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.