Zhuk Surname

8,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine28,8891:1,57686
Belarus18,4791:5144
Russia17,8961:8,0531,064
Kazakhstan8941:19,7792,835
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Kyrgyzstan1531:39,0375,993
Transnistria1371:3,465582
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Moldova711:50,1607,276
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
England151:3,714,537119,675
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Zhuk (404) may also be a first name.

Zhuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhuk (Georgian: ჟუკ, Russian: Жук) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,474th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,328 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Zhuk are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 429,175th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 404 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 28,889 people, or 1 in 1,576. In Ukraine Zhuk is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Kiev, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Zhuk is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 27 percent reside.

Zhuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Orthodox (93%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhuk last name are 7.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zhuk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $46,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhuk8937/
Zhuke8930/
Zhuuk896/
Zhukh893/
Zhuks892/
Zhuik891/
Rzhuk891/
Zhuck891/
Zhukk891/
Zuk864,096/
Dzhukh80120/
Zhouke8039/
Zhauke8035/
Dzhouk802/
Chuk753,214/
Zuke753,038/
Zuck752,248/
Tzuk75614/
Czuk75610/
Zouk75400/
Zukh75278/
Zhok7550/
Zsuk7538/
Dzuk7525/
Zuik7522/
Zauk7521/
Zuuk7515/
Ziuk754/
Zuyk754/
Zhug752/
Zujk752/
Zukk752/
Zukt752/
Jhuk751/
Rzuk751/
Zukë751/
Zjuk751/
Zhuq751/
Zukc751/
Zukp751/
Zukx751/
Zugk751/
Zuhk751/
Zudk751/
Zeuk751/
Hsuk751/
Hjuk751/
Zhukova73133,791/
Zhushke738/
Zhuková731/
Cheuk6713,911/
Zhuykova675,105/
Chuck673,833/
Dziuk673,399/
Chuke67605/
Chouk67585/
Chukh67559/
Zhokh67400/
Zoukh67394/
Zhuikova67358/
Chukk67317/
Zeuke67317/
Dzuck67104/
Chhuk6795/
Chauk6791/
Zauke6780/
Dzuik6765/
Sahuk6761/
Zsukk6756/
Zuick6752/
Zouck6750/
Zugck6726/
Zauck6719/
Zhaukova6717/
Zucke6715/
Czuck6715/
Tzuck6712/
Zukhe6711/
Zuike6711/
Czukk6711/
Tshuk6710/
Sohuk6710/
Zhuckova679/
Tzouk679/
Zhoug678/
Zhukhova677/
Tchuk677/
Sczuk677/
Zhoukova675/
Tszuk675/
Zouke675/
Hsouk674/
Dzhug673/
Zheug673/
Chuik673/
Hseuk673/
Dchuk672/
Zhaug672/
Zutke672/
Czeuk671/
Dshuk671/
Zhukkova671/
Zhuukova671/
Czuks671/
Rzouk671/
Szjuk671/
Zuqkx671/
Zuisk671/
Zuchk671/
Dtzuk671/
Ziuck670/
Tzschuck670/
Zudke670/
Zeuck670/
Zujke670/

Zhuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhuk in the Georgian language
ჟუკzhuk-
Zhuk in the Russian language
Жукzuk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhuk
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