Zhmykh Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhmykh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhmykh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Zhmykh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhmykh (Russian: Жмых) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zhmykh.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmykh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Zhmykh live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,485,805. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live and Primorsky Krai, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia Zhmykh occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 26 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Zhmykh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhmykh last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 33.33% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chmykh831,045/
Zhmykhova80790/
Shmyk7359/
Smykh7329/
Chmyk7314/
Szmyk7313/
Zhmykova7172/
Chmikh672/
Shmikh671/
Shmykhova671/
Shmuyk671/

Zhmykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmykh in the Russian language
Жмыхzmyh-

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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 Zhmykh
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