Zhovnik Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhovnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhovnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zhovnik Last Name Facts

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

Zhovnik (Russian: Жовник) 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 surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovnik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Zhovnik is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhovnik live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Zhovnik is most numerous in: Saint Petersburg, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chovnik8643/
Zhovnyk867/
Zhovnikova8220/
Chovnick8065/
Zevnik77664/
Zavnik7730/
Zovnic7716/
Covnik771/
Chovnyk71161/
Zevnick7128/
Covnick714/
Czownik711/
Chavnik711/
Chownick672/
Chovneck671/
Zobnikova634/
Žovnikova631/
Sevnik6289/
Čevnik6285/
Čavnik6225/
Cavnik625/
Javnik623/
Zobnic621/
Jevnick5762/
Chownyk5758/
Ciovnic571/
Dzownek571/
Cownick571/
Cavnick570/
Czavneck531/
Zabnikova501/

Zhovnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovnik in the Russian language
Жовникzovnik-

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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
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  • 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 Zhovnik
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