Zhigalova Surname

63,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhigalova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhigalova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,4381:19,3772,721
Belarus2041:46,5747,934
Kazakhstan871:203,24718,833
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Zhigalova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhigalova (Georgian: ჟიგალოვა, Russian: Жигалова) is most common in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigalova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,958th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 930,959 people. The last name Zhigalova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Zhigalova are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 7,438 people, or 1 in 19,377. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Orenburg Oblast, where 10 percent live, Udmurt Republic, where 8 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Zhigalova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhigalova surname are 24.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.5% registered with the political party.

Zhigalova earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhigalova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhigalova in the Georgian language
ჟიგალოვაzhigalova-
Zhigalova in the Russian language
Жигаловаzigalova-

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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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