Zhrets Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhrets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhrets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Zhrets (12) may also be a first name.

Zhrets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhrets (Russian: Жрец) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhrets? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zhrets is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Zhrets live; 45 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 5,764,922. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Khabarovsk Krai, where 20 percent are found, Moscow, where 20 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Zhrets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zhrets are 3.23% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrets833/
Zret801/
Zhre801/
Zres801/
Chreats771/
Shreets770/
Crets73484/
Zreet7339/
Zhrea738/
Chret734/
Shres733/
Zrete732/
Srets732/
Shret732/
Chres731/
Zreas731/
Zcret731/
Zhris731/
Schraets7162/
Shresths711/
Shreitsh711/
Shrestsh711/
Shrestse711/
Shreeths711/
Shreit675,230/
Chresh671,246/
Chrest67680/
Shreet67439/
Zre67314/
Shrest67143/
Shrees67127/
Shresh67124/
Creyts6767/
Shriet6762/
Shreth6719/
Shrits6717/
Shreat675/
Chreit674/
Cretts673/
Shrett672/
Chress672/
Zierts671/
Zhhrer671/
Zhreez671/
Sreets671/
Thcres671/
Shrete671/
Chreis671/
Girets671/
Schret671/
Chresp670/
Zriess670/
Creets670/
Zreist670/
Shreds670/
Shries670/
Shreus670/
Creits670/
Chrees670/

Zhrets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhrets in the Russian language
Жрецzrec-

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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 Zhrets
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