Zhurav Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Zhurav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 112 | 1:406,453 | 48,989 |
| Belarus | 80 | 1:118,763 | 17,417 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhurav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhurav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhurav (Russian: Журав) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhurav? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,058,336th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhurav are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 406,453. In Ukraine Zhurav is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 64 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 13 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 34 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhurav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhurav in the Russian language | ||
| Журав | zurav | - |
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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 Zhurav
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