Zhovta Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhovta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhovta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3771:120,75017,126
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Zhovta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhovta (Russian: Жовта) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Zhovta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 741,235th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zhovta are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 120,750. In Ukraine it is most common in: Poltava Oblast, where 15 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 0 percent live.

Zhovta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zhovta last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zovta911/
Zhovtaya8674/
Zhovty8310/
Zhovti834/
Chovta832/
Zhavta831/
Zhovtyi77392/
Zhovtyy7760/
Zhovtis7735/
Zhovtys7712/
Zhovtiy773/
Chowta67867/
Tsovta6744/
Chavta6713/
Sohvta674/
Zovtis672/

Zhovta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovta in the Russian language
Жовтаzovta-

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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 Zhovta
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