Zhemchug Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhemchug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhemchug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Zhemchug (27) may also be a first name.

Zhemchug Last Name Facts

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

Zhemchug (Russian: Жемчуг) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhemchug? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhemchug is the 1,267,784th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Zhemchug is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Zhemchug reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhemchug is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 1,036,857. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 27 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Russia Zhemchug exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 16 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent are found.

Zhemchug Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zhemchug surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zhemchug are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemchug931/
Zhemchuk8835/
Zemchuk8046/
Jemchug802/
Semchug801/
Gemchug801/
Zemchugova7824/
Zhenchuk75260/
Chemchuk759/
Zemchuck752/
Dzemchuk751/
Zemschuk751/
Zhemchukova741/
Zemschuck7118/
Zemcugova7118/
Semchuk675,906/
Zenchuk67291/
Zymchuk6741/
Zimchuk6740/
Zenchugova675/
Zamchuk675/
Zemciuc673/
Zhytenchuk671/
Zemczuk671/
Senchug671/
Zemchukova671/
Zinchug671/
Gemchuk671/

Zhemchug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhemchug in the Russian language
Жемчугzemcug-

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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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  • 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 Zhemchug
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