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) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhitan is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name 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. Zhitan is also the 86,568th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 5,905 people.
Zhitan is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 50 percent live. Aside from Russia Zhitan exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Zhitan
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