Zholob Surname

228,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zholob Surname User-submission:

This is a rare surname most common in Eastern Europe and especially in Ukraine. The surname could represent the kind of job the person who was given this surname. In this case, translation from Ukrainian would mean 'gutter'. This could mean that the ancestor with this surname was making gutters.

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Zholob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,4681:31,0104,481
Russia2811:512,89347,005
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Zholob Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a rare surname most common in Eastern Europe and especially in Ukraine. The surname could represent the kind of job the person who was given this surname. In this case, translation from Ukrainian would mean 'gutter'. This could mean that the ancestor with this surname was making gutters.

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Zholob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zholob (Russian: Жолоб) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zholob.

How Common Is The Last Name Zholob? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zholob is the 228,115th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,101,039 people. Zholob is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Zholob live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zholob is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,468 people, or 1 in 31,010. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Volyn Oblast, where 26 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Zholob Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zholob last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zholob last name are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65.79% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolob9138/
Zholub8373/
Zhalob8323/
Zhelob8311/
Zoloib832/
Zholov832/
Zholobova804,171/
Dzholov7752/
Zhohlov7712/
Zholova773/
Zholoov771/
Zolov73339/
Jolob7329/
Colob7327/
Solob7316/
Zolof7312/
Zalob737/
Zolow732/
Žolob731/
Zoleb731/
Dzholova7133/
Zolobova7127/
Zhohlova7120/
Dzhohlov715/
Zolova67351/
Zhalov67240/
Suhlob6794/
Cholov6770/
Zhulov6752/
Zoslow6721/
Zoloff6721/
Zholubova6717/
Zoslov6711/
Cholop677/
Zahlow677/
Zohlof676/
Dzhohlova675/
Zolotv675/
Zholopova673/
Zhalobova672/
Johlob672/
Chalob672/
Zolovs672/
Zuhlov672/
Zholabova672/
Zolowa671/
Zahlab671/
Zahlub671/
Zhalub671/
Zhulab671/
Collob671/
Zoloiv671/
Zoloov671/
Zolope671/
Zaloub671/

Zholob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zholob in the Russian language
Жолобzolob-

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