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 surname Zhitomir (Russian: Житомир) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zhitomir.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhitomir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zhitomir is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Zhitomir reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhitomir is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia it is primarily found in: Belgorod Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Moscow, where 29 percent reside and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Zhitomir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zhitomir last name is chiefly 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
  • 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 Zhitomir
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