Zhiguli Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zhiguli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhiguli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhiguli (21) may also be a first name.

Zhiguli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhiguli (Georgian: ჟიგული, Russian: Жигули) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhiguli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhiguli is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Zhiguli live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Zhiguli is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Zhiguli is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,066,448. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 23 percent reside, Samara Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Russia Zhiguli is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 2 percent reside and Transnistria, where 2 percent reside.

Zhiguli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhiguli surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziguli923/
Zhigulich8860/
Zhigula86118/
Zigulis8655/
Chiguli8614/
Zigouli866/
Zigulia861/
Zheguli861/
Zhigolli8087/
Zhigiliy8065/
Zigulich8057/
Zhigulya8033/
Zhigilei805/
Siguli7743/
Zigula776/
Jiguli773/
Zigili773/
Zigule771/
Zuguli771/
Ciguli771/
Tshinguli75109/
Tchigouli751/
Chigule71718/
Zigulya7147/
Zhegula7111/
Zigulla719/
Zhigily719/
Gigulis717/
Zighili717/
Zygouli715/
Dzigula715/
Zhigola712/
Zygulis711/
Czigula711/
Giuguli711/
Zzigula711/
Zegulli711/
Zigiliy711/
Dzigoli711/
Chaigule67609/
Zygoulis6765/
Chuigule675/
Tsigulis673/
Zhigiley672/
Zuingule671/
Zegoulli671/
Tziggili671/
Tsigouli671/
Chigulle671/
Chiguley671/
Choigule671/
Zegullai671/

Zhiguli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhiguli in the Georgian language
ჟიგულიzhiguli-
Zhiguli in the Russian language
Жигулиziguli-

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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 Zhiguli
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