Zhestov Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhestov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhestov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhestov Last Name Facts

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

Zhestov (Russian: Жестов) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zhestov.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhestov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhestov is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Zhestov live; 65 percent live in North Asia and 65 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Zhestov is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 2,442,764. In Russia it is most numerous in: Khabarovsk Krai, where 29 percent are found, Amur Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Moscow, where 14 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Zhestov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zhestov are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhestova9349/
Zhostov8623/
Zhestev8614/
Chestov8610/
Zhetova861/
Zetov8361/
Chestova8021/
Dzhostov808/
Dzhetova801/
Zhitov77906/
Zetova7756/
Zhytov7728/
Sestov7728/
Zietov7713/
Zeytov775/
Zeitov774/
Gestov772/
Cestov771/
Chistov715,724/
Zhitova71979/
Chystov71391/
Zhytova7130/
Zeitova7126/
Zahytov7112/
Zeytova715/
Zietova714/
Czestob714/
Zastoev712/
Dzhitov711/
Chestow711/
Čestoev711/
Chistova676,746/
Getov671,025/
Sitov67877/
Chystova67565/
Setov67261/
Zahytova6723/
Tchistov6716/
Geshtovt6715/
Zitov6714/
Zhastaev679/
Chuystov674/
Chuistov673/
Zahaitov673/
Dzhaitov671/
Tsestova671/
Zheztaev671/

Zhestov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhestov in the Russian language
Жестовzestov-

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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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  • 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 Zhestov
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