Zhilev Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Zhilev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 79 | 1:88,341 | 5,429 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhilev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhilev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhilev (Russian: Жилев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhilev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,871,545th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Zhilev are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 88,341. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Pazardzhik Province, where 54 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside and Blagoevgrad Province, where 14 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhilev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhilev in the Russian language | ||
| Жилев | zilev | - |
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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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- 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 Zhilev
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