Zhalev Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Zhalev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zhalev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhalev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhalev (Russian: Жалев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhalev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhalev live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 6,978,905. In Bulgaria Zhalev is mostly found in: Plovdiv Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Bulgaria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhalev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhalev in the Russian language | ||
| Жалев | zalev | - |
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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 Zhalev
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