Zhigalkin Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Zhigalkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhigalkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5411:266,40127,886
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhigalkin Last Name Facts

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

Zhigalkin (Georgian: ჟიგალკინი, Russian: Жигалкин) is found most in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigalkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 552,088th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname Zhigalkin is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Zhigalkin live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Zhigalkin is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 266,401. In Russia it is most numerous in: Voronezh Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Moscow, where 11 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 11 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Zhigalkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zhigalkin last name is principally Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zhigalkin are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 43.9% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhigalkina95698/
Zigalkin941/
Zhigolkin8929/
Zhegalkin899/
Zigalkina894/
Chigalkin891/
Zhygalkin891/
Zhegalkina8427/
Zhigolkina846/
Sigalkin827/
Jigalkin825/
Gigalkin823/
Žigalkin821/
Žigalkina781/
Zhegolkina741/
Sugalkin711/
Sugalken591/

Zhigalkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhigalkin in the Georgian language
ჟიგალკინიzhigalkini-
Zhigalkin in the Russian language
Жигалкинzigalkin-

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Footnotes

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