Zhilchuk Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhilchuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhilchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Belarus131:730,85159,297
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Zhilchuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhilchuk (Russian: Жильчук) is most common in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhilchuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Zhilchuk live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zhilchuk is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 2,573,626. In Russia Zhilchuk is primarily concentrated in: Vologda Oblast, where 30 percent live, Saratov Oblast, where 27 percent live and Moscow, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Zhilchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhilchuk last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhylchuk88380/
Zhelchuk883/
Chilchuk882/
Zhilchug881/
Silchuk80462/
Gilchuk8047/
Cilchuk802/
Silchuck7520/
Gilchuck756/
Chelchuk751/
Giletchuk713/
Zlczuk711/
Siltschuk711/
Selchuk67126/
Silczuk6764/
Gelchuk6723/
Zylczuk671/
Gielczuk636/
Sledchuk633/
Sielczuk632/
Silzuk571/
Slecuk571/
Jlczuk571/
Slezhuk5365/
Gelczuk5320/
Jeseltschuk531/
Cheljuk531/
Shlejuk531/
Szlezsuk5012/
Seleshuk5011/

Zhilchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhilchuk in the Russian language
Жильчукzilcuk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zhilchuk
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