Aleksej Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Aleksej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aleksej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3091:466,41843,668
Belarus261:365,42538,396
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Aleksėj (1) are calculated separately.

Aleksej (12,543) may also be a first name.

Aleksej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aleksej is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Aleksėj. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aleksej? popularity and diffusion

Aleksej is the 791,719th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Aleksej reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Aleksej is also the 52,578th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 12,543 people.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 466,418. In Russia Aleksej is most numerous in: Moscow, where 24 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Aleksej
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