Alekseev Surname

4,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Alekseev Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Aleksey, Alexey, Aleksander, or Alexander, all derived from the Greek name Aléxandros, meaning 'defender (of men)'.

Alekseev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia120,1871:1,19973
Ukraine10,8801:4,184402
Kazakhstan2,7721:6,379965
Belarus2,1671:4,384528
Kyrgyzstan3561:16,7773,009
Uzbekistan3101:99,7716,587
Transnistria2261:2,100274
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Moldova591:60,3628,392
Tajikistan571:147,1351,618
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Azerbaijan451:214,4255,546
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Bulgaria221:317,22315,860
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Armenia151:195,3455,399
Georgia131:288,11913,907
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland61:916,11741,832
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Alekseev (17) may also be a first name.

Alekseev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Aleksey, Alexey, Aleksander, or Alexander, all derived from the Greek name Aléxandros, meaning 'defender (of men)'.

- icannotfinda

This surname means "son of Aleksey".

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Alekseev Last Name Facts

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

Alekseev (Russian: Алексеев) is found most in Russia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alekseev? popularity and diffusion

Alekseev is the 4,086th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,981 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Alekseev reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 120,187 people, or 1 in 1,199. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside and Chuvash Republic, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Russia Alekseev is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Alekseev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Alekseev last name are 7.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alekseev earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.88% less than the national average, earning 204,610 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $50,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aleksejev94951/
Alekseyev94292/
Aleekseev9465/
Allekseev9423/
Aleksseev9417/
Alekkseev944/
Alekseiev944/
Aleskseev942/
Alekseuev941/
Aleksev93141/
Aleksejeva893,168/
Aleksejevs891,690/
Alekseyeva89257/
Aleksieiev8915/
Alekszejev898/
Alekseieva892/
Alekseeyev891/
Alekseievs891/
Aleksiev887,418/
Olekseev88255/
Alekseva88149/
Aleksyev88139/
Alexseev88121/
Aleksaev8874/
Alecseev8870/
Alikseev8866/
Alekceev8852/
Aleqseev8851/
Alekseew8848/
Alykseev8837/
Alekssev8829/
Alekseiv8811/
Alekseef8811/
Alekseyv887/
Aleksuev886/
Aleeksev883/
Elekseev883/
Alakseev882/
Alleksev881/
Alieksieiev847/
Alekseejeva841/
Aleksiejeva841/
Aleksejew8236/
Aleksseva8224/
Alekseeff8216/
Alikseyev8216/
Aleksijev8211/
Alexseyev824/
Aleekseva823/
Alekshaev822/
Alekseyov822/
Alekksiev822/
Aleksziev822/
Aleksheva821/
Aleksiyev821/
Alekcseva821/
Aleksceva821/
Alekseyew821/
Alexeev8038,718/
Aleksov804,232/
Aleksew807/
Aliksev806/
Aleksiv805/
Alekcev804/
Aleksyv804/
Oleksev802/
Aleqsev802/
Aleksiejew78327/
Aleikseivz7814/
Alikseyeva782/
Alekseyova782/
Alexseyeva781/
Aleksijeva781/
Aleksejeff781/
Aleksējevs781/
Aļeksejeva781/
Aļeksejevs781/
Alexeyev75480/
Aleksjew7516/
Alexejev7514/
Oleksyev7510/
Alexeiev756/
Alexsiev755/
Alikseva753/
Olekseva752/
Alykseva752/
Alikseiv751/
Aliksiev751/
Aleksiew751/
Alekxeva751/
Alexeyeva7151/
Alexev7119/
Alexejeva717/
Aleksijew715/
Alexeieva711/
Oleksyv671,260/
Alexiev67253/
Oleksiv6779/
Alexeew6752/
Oleksov6740/
Alexeef6739/
Aleqsov6729/
Alexeva6714/
Alexsov6712/
Alixeev678/
Alexaev676/
Olexeev674/
Alexeyv674/
Aliksov672/
Aleksiejów672/
Alexeiv671/
Alikseyova671/
Alexyev671/
Aļeksējeva671/

Alekseev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alekseev in the Russian language
Алексеевalekseev-

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