Zhmay Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhmay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zhmay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhmay (Russian: Жмай) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zhmay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhmay is the 7,117,718th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zhmay live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Zhmay is most common in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found, Murmansk Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmay896/
Zhma891/
Zhmai8038/
Chmay8031/
Shmay807/
Zhmat802/
Zhmad802/
Szmay801/
Tzhma801/
Zmy75106/
Zma7567/
Zmayet73550/
Shmaya7366/
Shmays7314/
Schmay7312/
Shmaye736/
Hjmaya735/
Chmays733/
Zhmash733/
Shmayy732/
Zshmey731/
Zmayeh731/
Tzhmoy731/
Shmaay731/
Zmey671,064/
Smay67895/
Zmyi67179/
Zmau67175/
Shma67128/
Chma67120/
Zmiy6760/
Zmas6749/
Zmat6717/
Zmaj6710/
Shmy679/
Zmai674/
Zjma673/
Zmma672/
Zmys672/
Zmyt672/
Zmuy672/
Hsmy672/
Schmaya672/
Cmay671/
Schmaye671/
Jzma671/
Zzma671/
Szmy671/
Xzmy671/
Zmea671/
Zmhy671/
Zmmy671/
Zmyo671/
Zmyp671/
Zmyy671/
Zmyz671/
Zhmi671/
Chmayas671/
Chmy671/
Jmay671/
Hsma671/
Hxmy671/
Hzma671/
Szma671/
Zmap671/
Zmad671/

Zhmay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmay in the Russian language
Жмайzmaj-

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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 Zhmay
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