Zhiest Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zhiest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhiest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287

Zhiest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhiest (Russian: Жиесть) is found most in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zhiest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhiest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Zhiest is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Zhiest reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 39 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 13 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent reside.

Zhiest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zhiest surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zhiest last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhest91407/
Zhiet912/
Dzhest836/
Chiest832/
Zieste831/
Zhie80118/
Zest8088/
Zist8044/
Chieste771/
Zgiet73398/
Chest73345/
Giest73292/
Zuest73190/
Zoest73121/
Zeist7374/
Chist7370/
Siest7370/
Zaist7330/
Zhier7316/
Zeest7313/
Zhihe7310/
Zeste738/
Zhied735/
Ziste733/
Zhije732/
Zhieh732/
Zieis731/
Zhust731/
Zihit731/
Zijst731/
Zeyst730/
Zesth730/
Ziset730/
Zihes730/
Zeust730/
Zeast730/
Zhestova7149/
Zhiesova7116/
Chiste672,222/
Zeiset67426/
Chisht67275/
Zhijie6762/
Cheste6718/
Zhujie6716/
Zeijst6711/
Siestø678/
Chesht675/
Chisth674/
Jhiete672/
Zeesth672/
Chestt672/
Zeesht672/
Ziahie671/
Zhijed671/
Zhoyie671/
Zahjie671/
Zujest671/
Chiezt671/
Zsgiet671/
Cieste670/
Zisset670/
Geiest670/

Zhiest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhiest in the Russian language
Жиестьziest-

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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 Zhiest
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