Zhestkova Surname

218,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhestkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhestkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6771:85,94110,788
Ukraine1331:342,27642,663
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Zhestkova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhestkova (Georgian: ჟესტკოვა, Russian: Жесткова) occurs more in Russia more 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 Zhestkova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,550th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,888,765 people. The last name Zhestkova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Zhestkova live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Zhestkova is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 1,677 people, or 1 in 85,941. In Russia Zhestkova is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia Zhestkova occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Zhestkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zhestkova last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhestkova last name are 26.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhestkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhestkova in the Georgian language
ჟესტკოვაzhestkova-
Zhestkova in the Russian language
Жестковаzestkova-

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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 Zhestkova
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