Alekseyev Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Alekseyev 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)'.

Alekseyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Azerbaijan291:332,7287,393
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Alekseyev 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)'.

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Alexeyev (Russian: Алексе́ев) is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Alexey (Алексей) and means 'Alexey's'.

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Alekseyev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alekseyev (Russian: Алексейев) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Alekseyev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alekseyev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alekseyev is the 910,497th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Alekseyev are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Alekseyev is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States Alekseyev is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 10 percent are found.

Alekseyev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alekseyev last name are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.97% being registered with the political party.

Alekseyev earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alekseyev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alekseyev in the Russian language
Алексейевaleksejev-

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