Zhitomir Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhitomir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhitomir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Zhitomir (17) may also be a first name.

Zhitomir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhitomir (Russian: Житомир) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhitomir? popularity and diffusion

Zhitomir is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Zhitomir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Zhitomir are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name globally, borne by 17 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Belgorod Oblast, where 29 percent live, Moscow, where 29 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Zhitomir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhitomir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhitomir in the Russian language
Житомирzitomir-

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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 Zhitomir
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