Zhmud Surname

260,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhmud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,1851:38,4165,545
Russia2801:514,72547,135
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Zhmud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhmud (Russian: Жмуд) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zhmud is the 260,442nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,832,590 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Zhmud live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,185 people, or 1 in 38,416. In Ukraine Zhmud is most prevalent in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 29 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 15 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 6 percent live. Aside from Ukraine it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Zhmud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhmud last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhmudt9115/
Zmud89133/
Zhmut8086/
Hzmud801/
Zmudh801/
Zhmudova778/
Zmu7510/
Szmudt731/
Zhmuydova715/
Zhmuidova714/
Zmeu67950/
Smud67253/
Zmau67175/
Zmudová6774/
Žmud6715/
Schmudt678/
Jmud676/
Hzmu675/
Shmu675/
Zmǎu674/
Zmod672/
Jzmu672/
Zmuy672/
Zmuz672/
Zmus671/
Zmux671/
Chmu671/
Hsmu671/
Hjmu671/
Schmudh671/
Zmut671/
Zzmu671/
Schmaud670/
Schmudd670/

Zhmud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmud in the Russian language
Жмудzmud-

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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 Zhmud
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