Zheleznev Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zheleznev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zheleznev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zheleznev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zheleznev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zheleznev (Russian: Железнев) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zheleznev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Zheleznev is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Zheleznev live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,034,607. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kherson Oblast, where 27 percent reside, Luhansk Oblast, where 27 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent reside.

Zheleznev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zheleznev surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zheleznev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zheleznev in the Russian language
Железневzeleznev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zheleznev
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