Zhurak Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Zhurak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 56 | 1:812,905 | 81,323 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Belarus | 30 | 1:316,702 | 34,864 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhurak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhurak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhurak (Russian: Журак) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhurak? popularity and diffusion
Zhurak is the 1,620,164th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Zhurak are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 812,905. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Ternopil Oblast, where 43 percent are found, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhurak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhurak in the Russian language | ||
| Журак | zurak | - |
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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 Zhurak
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