Zhitan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Zhitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Zhitan (5,905) may also be a first name.
Zhitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhitan (Russian: Житан) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhitan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Zhitan is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Zhitan are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 86,568th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 5,905 people.
The surname Zhitan is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Zhitan is most frequent in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found and Samara Oblast, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 25 percent are found and China, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhitan in the Russian language | ||
| Житан | zitan | - |
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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 Zhitan
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