Zhovan Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zhovan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhovan (Russian: Жован) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Zhovan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Zhovan are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 746,274. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 64 percent live, Chernihiv Oblast, where 20 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Ukraine Zhovan is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 45 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.

Zhovan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zhovan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhouvan921/
Zovan914/
Chovan832,213/
Zovang8324/
Zsovan836/
Zovain835/
Zhevan833/
Zovane833/
Zhavan831/
Zohvan831/
Zhovanova805/
Chovhan771,362/
Chovgan77152/
Chouvan7774/
Zhuivan7728/
Zhouwan775/
Zhuowan775/
Jhovahn774/
Tchovan774/
Choovan774/
Choivan773/
Dzhavan773/
Chohvan772/
Tzhevan772/
Chovahn771/
Dzhevan771/
Zhojuan771/
Zahvand771/
Tshovan771/
Chovane771/
Chovain770/
Jovan731,957/
Zavan73874/
Sovan73743/
Covan73463/
Zoban7386/
Zevan7357/
Čovan7320/
Zovon733/
Žovan732/
Zowan731/
Chouvhan71248/
Zhuowang7148/
Chovahan7120/
Zhevahyn7114/
Tshovane713/
Chouhvan712/
Chohvhan711/
Schsovan711/
Zhobasin711/
Zhuohuan711/
Zhoubang711/
Zhouhuan711/
Djhovane711/
Chouvean710/
Chavan67139,987/
Sovann674,081/
Choban673,561/
Chowan672,738/
ZhouHuang67972/
Chovon67901/
Jovane67687/
Jhavan67662/
Covain67271/
Zahwan67161/
Giovan67146/
Zobane6773/
Sahvan6772/
Jovain6756/
Czoban6749/
Zhabanova6748/
Zhuohuang6745/
Zowain6744/
Chován6728/
Zavane6724/
Zohbon6721/
Zsován6716/
Zovein6715/
Zovoun6714/
Zhobonova6713/
Džovan6713/
Zhabon6712/
Jouvan6712/
Dzavan6710/
Zhaban6710/
Zehwan679/
Zatvan678/
Zabhan678/
Zhavanova676/
Covhan675/
Chouvahan675/
Zoband675/
Zahuan675/
Zavand674/
Zhouchuan674/
Jovang674/
Zowane674/
Dzoban673/
Zoyuan673/
Zovoin673/
Dcovan673/
Zouban673/
Zhabonova672/
Sehvan672/
Czavan672/
Zobain672/
Zahwon672/
Dzevan672/
Zabhon672/
Chouhvhan671/
Jojvan671/
Covahn671/
Covean671/
Zowand671/
Zavaun671/
Sohvan671/
Soivan671/
Sovanh671/
Sovaun671/
Zehwon671/
Zhavon671/
Jovand671/
Zobaan671/
Zobang671/
Zouwan671/
Ciovan671/
Zavhon671/
Zuowan671/
Zohwan671/
Zovaim671/
Sovayn670/

Zhovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovan in the Russian language
Жованzovan-

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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 Zhovan
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