Family name Ж (Zh 
, Ж 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Ж is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Morocco. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, China, and Morocco. Very seldom, Ж is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Zh | Morocco, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, China, Algeria |
| Ж | Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, China, Kyrgyzstan |