Zhmeneva Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhmeneva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmeneva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Zhmeneva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhmeneva (Russian: Жменева) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmeneva? popularity and diffusion

Zhmeneva is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Zhmeneva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Zhmeneva live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhmeneva is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,503,242. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Luhansk Oblast, where 100 percent live. Aside from Ukraine Zhmeneva exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhmenev938/
Shmenev801/
Shmaneva75155/
Smetneva7530/
Zhmenyov752/
Smenaeva751/
Shmanaeva7122/
Smetnev6715/
Smineva674/
Smitneva633/
Smineeva631/
Shmenyov631/
Sminev573/
Smineev531/
Smegnew531/

Zhmeneva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmeneva in the Russian language
Жменеваzmeneva-

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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
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  • 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 Zhmeneva
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