Zhmak Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhmak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5471:83,22211,891
Russia4471:322,42332,565
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zhmak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhmak (Russian: Жмак) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,743rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Zhmak are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zhmak is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 83,222. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kherson Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 43 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Zhmak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zhmak last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zhmak are 8.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmak89168/
Szmak80197/
Zmakh80110/
Shmak8028/
Zmack804/
Zmaks801/
Zhmakova77143/
Schmak7335/
Shmakh7316/
Shmack731/
Szmack731/
Shmake731/
Smak671,821/
Schmack67818/
Žmak67146/
Schmauk6780/
Zmák6769/
Šmak6739/
Cmak6738/
Zmok6731/
Jmak6728/
Szmajke6715/
Schmake679/
Zmakova672/
Shmmakh671/
Shchmak671/
Zmaková671/

Zhmak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmak in the Russian language
Жмакzmak-

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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 Zhmak
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