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

The last name Zhovnik (Russian: Жовник) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zhovnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zhovnik is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Zhovnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhovnik are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs 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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  • 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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