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 surname Zhitan (Russian: Житан) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zhitan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhitan? popularity and diffusion
Zhitan is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Zhitan is predominantly 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 frequent first name at a global level, borne by 5,905 people.
The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 25 percent live and China, where 25 percent live.
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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