Zhizhka Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zhizhka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhizhka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zhizhka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhizhka (Russian: Жижка) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhizhka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Zhizhka live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Zhizhka is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 1,083,632. In Russia it is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 40 percent live, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent live and Ivanovo Oblast, where 7 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Zhizhka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zhizhka last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhizhka surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhizhko86578/
Zhyzhka86388/
Zhuzhka862/
Dzhichka809/
Zitzka77163/
Zizeka773/
Gizhka771/
Zizhko771/
Zichka770/
Zhyzhko71712/
Zaichka71179/
Zhichko71148/
Zhezhko7193/
Cziczka7177/
Chichka7155/
Chizhko7135/
Zhuzhko713/
Dzizhko712/
Zichkau711/
Rziczka711/
Zizekai711/
Dzhychka67128/
Zahychka6716/
Cziczkat6710/
Zitschka6710/
Dzhichko676/
Zyzka672/
Hzhechka671/
Zheerzka671/
Dzierzka671/
Cziczkay671/

Zhizhka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhizhka in the Russian language
Жижкаzizka-

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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 Zhizhka
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