Zhovba Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhovba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zhovba 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
Ukraine911:500,24957,402
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055

Zhovba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhovba (Russian: Жовба) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhovba is the 1,537,949th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Zhovba live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 500,249. In Ukraine Zhovba is most prevalent in: Sumy Oblast, where 62 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 12 percent live.

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
Chovba8319/
Zobba7318/
Zovva7315/
Zobwa734/
Covba731/
Zobua731/
Chobva67131/
Chovva6754/
Chowba6711/
Dzobva676/
Chobba673/
Chowva672/
Tsovba672/
Zobbad671/
Jovbai671/
Zahwba671/
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Zhovba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovba in the Russian language
Жовбаzovba-

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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 Zhovba
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