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Where Does The Last Name Zhitelev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zhitelev (Russian: Жителев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zhitelev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhitelev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,321,499^th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Zhitelev are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 967,269. In Russia Zhitelev is mostly found in: Kaluga Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Saratov Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Moscow, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 6 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 5 percent reside.

Zhitelev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (56%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhitelev surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.