View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Zhiga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zhiga (Russian: Жига) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhiga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,727,723^rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Zhiga reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253^rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 48 people.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,601,367. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 13 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live. Outside of Russia Zhiga occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Zhiga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhiga surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.