Zhitar Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Zhitar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2451:588,25752,149
Moldova1151:30,9684,946
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Zhitar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhitar (Russian: Житарь) occurs most in Russia. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhitar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 757,040th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Zhitar live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Zhitar is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 588,257. In Russia Zhitar is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Kaluga Oblast, where 13 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 10 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 30 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Zhitar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zhitar last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhitar surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.44% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zitar9155/
Jhitar832,292/
Zhytar83883/
Zaitar83656/
Chitar83116/
Zitare8393/
Zittar8314/
Zeitar838/
Zietar832/
Dzitar831/
Zithar831/
Zhitarova8016/
Chhitar773,952/
Chitare772,380/
Chitgar771,091/
Chittar77226/
Zaaitar77178/
Chaitar7734/
Chuitar7725/
Jhithar7721/
Jhaitar7711/
Chithar778/
Zeitare776/
Chitaar775/
Zeithar772/
Chitarr771/
Choitar771/
Cheitar771/
Zaitare771/
Sitar738,208/
Citar73289/
Gitar73247/
Jitar73243/
Čitar7382/
Zetar7334/
Zutar7328/
Zitor732/
Zytar731/
Chhittar7151/
Chittare7149/
Chaittar7117/
Zitarova7115/
Chitaure7113/
Chithare713/
Tshitare713/
Chaitarr712/
Jhaithar711/
Chitaare711/
Chittaar711/
Chittear711/
Chaitair711/
Cheittar711/
Jhaittar711/
Zichtarr710/
Sittar674,052/
Sithar672,353/
Jhetar67582/
Sitaar67168/
Zitour67144/
Zethar67123/
Jithar67114/
Chitor6792/
Cittar6790/
Gitard6775/
Cithar6766/
Chetar6754/
Gittar6747/
Sitaur6739/
Cuitar6726/
Saitar6725/
Zaitor6721/
Gitare6720/
Djitar6720/
Tsitar6716/
Čistar6714/
Scitar6711/
Zestar6710/
Jaitar6710/
Czitor679/
Caitar677/
Sihtar677/
Zuetar677/
Suitar676/
Zeatar676/
Jitart676/
Zuthar676/
Seitar675/
Citaur675/
Zaytar675/
Suhtar674/
Csitar674/
Jistar674/
Cehtar674/
Čittar673/
Sitear673/
Zhytor673/
Zittor672/
Jitare672/
Jitair672/
Tzitor672/
Czitór672/
Gitart672/
Jitaar671/
Citaar671/
Zhitorova671/
Sietar671/
Gistar671/
Gietar671/
Zettar671/
Zythar671/
Zītare671/
Sitair671/
Zeetar671/
Giutar671/
Gitarh671/
Gehtar671/
Sehtar671/
Sidtar671/
Sitarr671/

Zhitar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhitar in the Russian language
Житарьzitar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhitar
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