Zhmura Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhmura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5001:91,04513,056
Russia2681:537,77348,765
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Zhmura Last Name Facts

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

Zhmura (Russian: Жмура) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 436,213th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Zhmura are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 91,045. In Ukraine Zhmura is primarily concentrated in: Rivne Oblast, where 48 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 8 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Beside Ukraine this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Zhmura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zhmura surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhmura surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.15% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmura9160/
Chmura8311,134/
Zhmuro83194/
Szmura8324/
Shmura833/
Schmura7778/
Shmuray7734/
Zhmuryi7728/
D'Zmura7711/
Szmuraj778/
Shmurai775/
Shmurat772/
Zhmuriy771/
Chmuraj771/
Chmurra771/
Smura73658/
Zmora73505/
Žmura7345/
Zmira7310/
Jmura737/
Zmuro735/
Cmura731/
Dzhmuryi712/
Smurra67549/
Chmúra6793/
Džmura6789/
Cmoura6729/
Zmoray6717/
Zmouri6712/
Smurah674/
Smurad673/
Zmoraj672/
Jmutra671/
Zmirah671/
Smaura671/
Žmuraň671/
Chmuro671/
Chmůra671/
Shmira671/
Shmury671/

Zhmura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmura in the Russian language
Жмураzmura-

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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 Zhmura
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