Zhivoy Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhivoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhivoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4721:305,34531,170
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Zhivoy (87) may also be a first name.

Zhivoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhivoy (Russian: Живой) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhivoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 611,703rd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Zhivoy are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 87 people.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 305,345. In Russia Zhivoy is primarily found in: Moscow, where 17 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Zhivoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhivoy surname are 2.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 43.86% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhivot8315/
Zhivye835/
Zaivoy833/
Zhivoi833/
Tzivoy831/
Zivoya831/
Zivo80402/
Zivy8034/
Zhivaya77288/
Chivoyo7753/
Zhitvay7711/
Chivoya776/
Zheivot774/
Zhivych771/
Dzivo73283/
Sivoy73178/
Chivo73159/
Zhiva73104/
Zivot7382/
Dzivy7331/
Zeivy7324/
Zhibo7323/
Zisvo7313/
Zivoh7312/
Chivy739/
Zaivy733/
Zivho732/
Zivoa731/
Zivou731/
Zivoi731/
Zhiwo731/
Jivoy731/
Zhive731/
Zaivo731/
Zivio731/
Ziboy730/
Ziwoya671,770/
Zaivyi67501/
Ziveyi67167/
Gievoy67124/
Chiboy6787/
Ziwoyo6763/
Zivayi6745/
Zhyvoi6718/
Chiovo6718/
Dzhiva6718/
Zhivet6714/
Dzhjvy6712/
Dzhevo6710/
Zaivou6710/
Zhivaj678/
Chivay678/
Dzivou678/
Zhevyd676/
Zhieva676/
Chivyo675/
Zhioba674/
Tshivo674/
Chevoy673/
Dzhibo672/
Zaivoi672/
Tchivo672/
Zievys671/
Zhioui671/
Zhyboy671/
Chivey671/
Chivou671/
Chivio671/
Czivay671/
Zivojs671/
Ziwoye671/
Zebhio671/
Zghiby671/
Zhivee671/
Ziboyi671/
Zsivay671/
Zevhiy671/
Givoye671/
Ziviyo671/

Zhivoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhivoy in the Russian language
Живойzivoj-

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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 Zhivoy
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