Zhokhovets Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhokhovets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhokhovets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1451:65,52510,863
Russia141:10,294,504334,277

Zhokhovets Last Name Facts

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

Zhokhovets (Russian: Жоховец) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhokhovets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. Zhokhovets occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhokhovets are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zhokhovets is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 65,525. In Belarus Zhokhovets is most common in: Minsk Region, where 68 percent live, Minsk, where 26 percent live and Grodno Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belarus it is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live.

Zhokhovets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zhokhovets surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zhokhovets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhokhovets in the Russian language
Жоховецzohovec-

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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 Zhokhovets
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