Zhmyr Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhmyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zhmyr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003

Zhmyr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhmyr (Russian: Жмырь) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhmyr? popularity and diffusion

Zhmyr is the 1,691,963rd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zhmyr reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 1,801,538. In Russia Zhmyr is primarily concentrated in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 56 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 40 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 1 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chmyr803,908/
Shmyr80651/
Szmyr8084/
Zhmir806/
Zhmyrova7752/
Zhmeer7310/
Zehetmayr71169/
Zehetmeyr7120/
Zmer6797/
Smyr6722/
Zmir674/
Cmyr671/
Zmjr671/
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Zhmyr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhmyr in the Russian language
Жмырьzmyr-

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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 Zhmyr
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