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 more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigalkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,088th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Zhigalkin are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 266,401. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Moscow, where 11 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia Zhigalkin exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Zhigalkin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Zhigalkin last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US 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

  • 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 Zhigalkin
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