Zhovtun Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhovtun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhovtun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3961:114,95616,349
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zhovtun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhovtun (Russian: Жовтун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovtun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 622,538th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Zhovtun is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Zhovtun are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 114,956. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Kiev, where 18 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Zhovtun is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.

Zhovtun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhovtun surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zovtun9253/
Zhovtunova823/
Covtun77229/
Zavtun772/
Cowtun6223/
Zavton629/
Coftun623/
Zofton621/
Zawtun621/
Zouftoon531/

Zhovtun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovtun in the Russian language
Жовтунzovtun-

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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 Zhovtun
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