Zhivitsa Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhivitsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhivitsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus5081:18,7033,131
Russia2841:507,47646,627
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Zhivitsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhivitsa (Russian: Живица) is found most in Belarus. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhivitsa? popularity and diffusion

Zhivitsa is the 419,686th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,812,027 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Zhivitsa are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 18,703. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 49 percent live, Minsk, where 35 percent live and Mogilev Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Belarus this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Zhivitsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhivitsa surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhivitca881/
Sivitsa8029/
Zivisai8023/
Jivitsa803/
Zhyvytsa75646/
Zhevytsa752/
Chevitsa752/
Tsivitsa751/
Zhivicha751/
Chibitsa751/
Givisa7184/
Zivica7151/
Jivisa7133/
Ziviso7111/
Zhyvytsia7111/
Sivisa715/
Zevisa712/
Rzhevetsa711/
Zhytvytsa711/
Sivisay6749/
Ziwitza6719/
Sivisah677/
Zivutso676/
Zaibisa671/
Sivisai671/
Siwitsa671/
Zivitci671/
Dzivesa671/
Civicsa671/
Jivisai671/

Zhivitsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhivitsa in the Russian language
Живицаzivica-

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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 Zhivitsa
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