Zhilskaya Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhilskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhilskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1391:68,35311,211
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Zhilskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhilskaya (Russian: Жильская) occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhilskaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,058,336th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Zhilskaya reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belarus, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 68,353. In Belarus Zhilskaya is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 67 percent are found, Minsk Region, where 19 percent are found and Minsk, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Belarus this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Zhilskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhilskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhilskaya in the Russian language
Жильскаяzilskaa-

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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 Zhilskaya
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