Zhmenko Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhmenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1171:1,231,82189,522
Ukraine1011:450,72053,076
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Zhmenko Last Name Facts

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

Zhmenko (Russian: Жменько) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Zhmenko are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,231,821. In Russia Zhmenko is most common in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 44 percent are found, Moscow, where 13 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 42 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Zhmenko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zhmenko last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmenko923/
Zhminko86145/
Zhmynko86143/
Zmienko86120/
Shmenko8622/
Zmeenko869/
Shmaenko801/
Schmenko801/
Zmeenkoa801/
Zmynko7723/
Zminko7719/
Smenko778/
Zhmynka71152/
Shmenco7111/
Zmieńko7110/
Shmynko714/
Zhminka711/
Smoenko711/
Zminka6254/
Smnnko6232/
Zmynka629/
Sminko629/
Shmimko571/
Schminka530/
Schmincka501/

Zhmenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmenko in the Russian language
Жменькоzmenko-

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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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  • 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 Zhmenko
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