Zhekanov Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Zhekanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Zhekanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhekanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhekanov (Russian: Жеканов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhekanov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Zhekanov reside; 53 percent reside in North Asia and 53 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.
This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is mostly found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhekanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhekanov in the Russian language | ||
| Жеканов | zekanov | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhekanov
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