Zhuravel Surname

26,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhuravel Surname User-submission:

The surname Zhuravel means 'crane' or 'one who is like a bird'.

Zhuravel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine15,0861:3,018253
Russia4,0561:35,5334,817
Belarus4741:20,0443,384
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Kazakhstan991:178,61117,118
Transnistria301:15,8232,989
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England101:5,571,806158,774
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Zhuravel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zhuravel means 'crane' or 'one who is like a bird'.

- zurmogk8687

Zhuravel Last Name Facts

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

Zhuravel (Georgian: ჟურაველ, Russian: Журавель) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zhuravel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhuravel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,804th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 363,523 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Zhuravel live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 15,086 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Ukraine Zhuravel is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Kiev, where 7 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Zhuravel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zhuravel last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zhuravel surname are 11.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zhuravel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $37,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhurravel942/
Zuravel9371/
Zhurovel885/
Zhurawel882/
Zuraviell821/
Zurawel80198/
Juravel80162/
Žuravel8014/
Suravel801/
Zhuravlova7865/
Zurawell75122/
Jouravel7532/
Zurawiel7515/
Zurevell753/
Zuravlova71364/
Jurawel672/
Suravil671/
Surovell6349/
Juraville5922/
Surabhil501/

Zhuravel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhuravel in the Georgian language
ჟურაველzhuravel-
Zhuravel in the Russian language
Журавельzuravel-

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