Zhilenko Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhilenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhilenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8771:76,7849,810
Kazakhstan1071:165,25716,191
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Zhilenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhilenko (Georgian: ჟილენკო, Russian: Жиленко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhilenko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,212th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,558,372 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Zhilenko are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhilenko is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 1,877 people, or 1 in 76,784. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 17 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent are found.

Zhilenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhilenko surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.39% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilenko9323/
Zhylenko882,595/
Zhulenko88215/
Zhelenko8867/
Chilenko8828/
Zhilinko8821/
Zielenko882/
Zlenko864,128/
Zhulaenko8212/
Zhyhlenko827/
Zelenko8010,393/
Silenko801,540/
Gilenko80470/
Zylenko8049/
Zilinko8017/
Shlenko808/
Jilenko804/
Cilenko802/
Zulenko802/
Žilenko801/
Dzhulaenko781/
Tsilenko75107/
Zielinko7568/
Chelenko7563/
Silienko7545/
Sielenko7521/
Zaylenko7520/
Silaenko7514/
Zhylynko7514/
Chylenko757/
Siloenko756/
Dzelenko755/
Chilenco752/
Zelenkoz752/
Zeleenko751/
Sileenko751/
Zelenkoo751/
Sailenko751/
Zielenka750/
Zlenka7119/
Slenko7117/
Tsitlenko7111/
Tseilenko714/
Zlenco713/
Chaylenko711/
Zelenka677,184/
Jelenko67688/
Selenko67357/
Zelinko67197/
Zelynko67135/
Gelenko67126/
Sulenko6794/
Celenko6735/
Zylynko6734/
Zelenco6723/
Silenco6718/
Zilinka6715/
Zylenka6711/
Jilenco6710/
Sileńko6710/
Cilenco677/
Silinko672/
Zelemko671/
Zeļenko671/
Želenko671/
Zulinko671/
Silenka671/
Zulenka670/

Zhilenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhilenko in the Georgian language
ჟილენკოzhilenko-
Zhilenko in the Russian language
Жиленкоzilenko-

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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 Zhilenko
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