Zhigel Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhigel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhigel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zhigel Last Name Facts

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

Zhigel (Russian: Жигель) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zhigel.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhigel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Zhigel reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhigel is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia it is most frequent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 31 percent are found, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 31 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Zhigel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Zhigel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhingel92319/
Dzhigel923/
Zigel91149/
Ziegel83665/
Ziggel83140/
Zeigel8364/
Zhigil8346/
Czigel8321/
Ziguel8317/
Chigel8313/
Zigele837/
Zhugel836/
Zigiel835/
Zhisel831/
Zighel831/
Zigael831/
Zhegel831/
Zigl8012/
Zechiel77362/
Dziggel77209/
Dzhigil77140/
Zhizhel7727/
Dziegel7723/
Dzigiel7722/
Ziegelt7721/
Sczigel7715/
Dzhugel7714/
Zhingil771/
Zeigele771/
Zigueld771/
Choigel771/
Sigel734,081/
Zegel73898/
Zugel73439/
Gigel73377/
Cigel73300/
Zügel73288/
Zägel73112/
Ziegl7370/
Zisel7323/
Zizel739/
Zygel737/
Zigil734/
Çigel733/
Žigel732/
Zéhil732/
Zeigl731/
Jigel731/
Hgegl731/
Zhiglova71737/
Dziegiel71296/
Tshingel7162/
Zschegel7144/
Scziegel714/
Stchigel711/
Dziggiel711/
Szczigel711/
Siegel6759,389/
Seigel672,838/
Zeisel67922/
Zechel67826/
Ziesel67771/
Zygiel67412/
Zichil67295/
Giegel67273/
Gigiel67269/
Gigele67236/
Gitgel67226/
Siggel67220/
Giguel67220/
Zegiel67189/
Sigiel67139/
Zizele67111/
Zeggel67110/
Tsigel67109/
Giggel6794/
Zeizel6766/
Zuegel6760/
Zichel6760/
Czégel6757/
Zechil6753/
Çikgel6751/
Gezgel6742/
Chigil6733/
Zyguel6726/
Zugell6724/
Sehgel6723/
Giçgel6723/
Jiguel6719/
Scigel6718/
Sigell6715/
Ciegel6714/
Chegel6713/
Czegel6712/
Zeguel6711/
Zikhil679/
Jigell678/
Ziegelová674/
Csigel674/
Jighel674/
Zizuel673/
Saigel672/
Djigel672/
Zegell671/
Sicgel671/
Zeagel671/
Ziguil671/
Zuggel671/
Zychel671/
Giziel671/
Czygel671/
Szczigiel671/
Zezhel670/

Zhigel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhigel in the Russian language
Жигельzigel-

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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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  • 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 Zhigel
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