Zhmur Surname

277,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zhmur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine9831:46,3106,725
Russia3311:435,41741,353
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zhmur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhmur (Russian: Жмур) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 277,207th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,212,837 people. Zhmur is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Zhmur are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zhmur is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 983 people, or 1 in 46,310. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Zhmur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zhmur surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhmur surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 37.5% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmur8913/
Zmour801,130/
Chmur80206/
Shmur8010/
Zmurd802/
Zmurt801/
Zhmurova77865/
Shmuir7345/
Schmur7321/
Zmourd733/
Shmeur732/
Schmurr67326/
Smur67129/
Cmur6714/
Xmur671/
Žmur671/
Shmutrh671/
Zmor671/
Schmaur670/

Zhmur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmur in the Russian language
Жмурzmur-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhmur
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