Zhitaev Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhitaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhitaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840

Zhitaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhitaev (Russian: Житаев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhitaev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zhitaev are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Zhitaev is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,088,740. In Russia Zhitaev is mostly concentrated in: Mordovia Republic, where 32 percent reside, Chechen Republic, where 16 percent reside and Altai Krai, where 12 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent reside.

Zhitaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zhitaev last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhitaev last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zitaev922/
Zhitev921/
Chitaev86351/
Zhutaev8681/
Zitayev8617/
Zhiteev863/
Zaitaev862/
Zhytaev861/
Zhetaev861/
Dzitaev861/
Zitev83220/
Zitav831/
Dzhutaev8022/
Zitayeva8016/
Zaitayev804/
Zhitteev802/
Zheztaev801/
Dzhetaev801/
Zhitov77906/
Zaitev77215/
Sitaev7726/
Zhutev7722/
Zhetev773/
Zutaev772/
Ziteev771/
Gitaev771/
Zityev771/
Zeitav771/
Zhytayeva754/
Tshitav71392/
Dzitoev71324/
Zaytaev7158/
Chetaev7147/
Chytaev7130/
Dzhutev7119/
Zhetiev7115/
Zheteev7113/
Saitaev7110/
Zeytaev716/
Zhuteev715/
Zetayev715/
Zittiev712/
Tsitaev712/
Seitaev711/
Zhyteev711/
Chitaew711/
Dzhitov711/
Chitoev711/
Zhetteev6734/
Sitev6726/
Sitav6721/
Zitov6714/
Zetayeva679/
Zahaitov673/
Dzhetiev673/
Chaytaev672/
Zytev672/
Saitayev671/
Dzhaitov671/
Zaytaiev671/
Zutev671/
Choitoev671/
Seitayev671/

Zhitaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhitaev in the Russian language
Житаевzitaev-

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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 Zhitaev
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