Zhekova Surname
Approximately 5,815 people bear this surname
Zhekova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 4,747 | 1:1,470 | 223 |
| Ukraine | 451 | 1:100,937 | 14,461 |
| Russia | 272 | 1:529,864 | 48,223 |
| Transnistria | 142 | 1:3,343 | 555 |
| Moldova | 52 | 1:68,488 | 9,194 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Zhekova Demographics
Zhekova Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Zhekova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhekova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhekova (Russian: Жекова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhekova? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,276th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,253,232 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zhekova live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zhekova is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 4,747 people, or 1 in 1,470. In Bulgaria Zhekova is mostly concentrated in: Varna Province, where 20 percent reside, Burgas Province, where 14 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Zhekova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.
Zhekova earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhekova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhekova in the Russian language | ||
| Жекова | zekova | - |
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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