Alexeev Surname

14,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Alexeev 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)'.

Alexeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia33,4971:4,303496
Belarus1,8371:5,172680
Kazakhstan1,6571:10,6711,664
Moldova8381:4,250608
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Uzbekistan1311:236,1007,794
Transnistria981:4,844849
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Romania501:401,55732,991
Canada401:921,14070,350
Kyrgyzstan391:153,14516,426
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Greece191:583,14770,237
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Finland161:343,54424,270
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel101:855,76354,181
Georgia81:468,19317,304
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Panama51:782,45211,059
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Alexeev (29) may also be a first name.

Alexeev 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)'.

- deleted-173293

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

- Junie

Alexeev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alexeev occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alexeev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alexeev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,409th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 188,221 people. The surname Alexeev is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Alexeev reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Alexeev is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

The last name Alexeev is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 33,497 people, or 1 in 4,303. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Chuvash Republic, where 6 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside and Moscow, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Alexeev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Alexeev last name are 0.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Alexeev earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 46.97% less than the national average, earning 183,525 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% less than the national average, earning $40,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alexeyev93480/
Alexseev93121/
Alexejev9314/
Alexeiev936/
Alexev9219/
Alexeyeva8851/
Alexejeva887/
Alexseyev884/
Alexeieva881/
Alexiev86253/
Aleseev8672/
Alexeew8652/
Alexeef8639/
Alexeva8614/
Alixeev868/
Alexaev866/
Olexeev864/
Alexeyv864/
Alexeiv861/
Alexyev861/
Alexseyeva821/
Alekseev80137,549/
Alexeeff8090/
Alecseev8070/
Alekceev8052/
Aleqseev8051/
Alexejew8041/
Alexsiev805/
Aleeksev803/
Alexeief803/
Alexeiew802/
Alexeyov801/
Allexiev801/
Alesheev801/
Alexejov801/
Alexeiov801/
Alekxeva801/
Alexejevová787/
Alexov77160/
Alesev7727/
Alejev779/
Alexiv773/
Alegev771/
Aleşev771/
Alexew771/
Aleksejev75951/
Alekseyev75292/
Aleekseev7565/
Allekseev7523/
Aleksseev7517/
Alexejeff7511/
Alekkseev754/
Alekseiev754/
Aleekseva753/
Aleskseev752/
Alekseuev751/
Alexayeva751/
Alexeieff751/
Alexeyeff751/
Aleksejeva713,168/
Aleksejevs711,690/
Alekseyeva71257/
Aleksev71141/
Galešev71106/
Aleshev7151/
Alexeff7142/
Aliseev7141/
Aleseva7136/
Alexief7128/
Aleksieiev7115/
Alexsov7112/
Alyseev719/
Alekszejev718/
Alexiew716/
Galesev716/
Alekcev714/
Alexiov713/
Alekseieva712/
Aleqsev712/
Alizeev711/
Olexiev711/
Alechev711/
Alekseeyev711/
Alesiev711/
Aleşeva711/
Alejevs711/
Alekseievs711/
Aleksiev677,418/
Olekseev67255/
Alekseva67149/
Aleksyev67139/
Alexieff6796/
Aleksaev6774/
Alikseev6766/
Alekseew6748/
Alesheva6742/
Alykseev6737/
Alekssev6729/
Alicheev6727/
Aleschev6711/
Alekseiv6711/
Alekseef6711/
Galeshev6710/
Alieksieiev677/
Alekseyv677/
Aleksuev676/
Galiseev676/
Alleshev675/
Alisheev674/
Halyzeev674/
Elekseev673/
Halejevs673/
Alakseev672/
Galezhev671/
Galizeev671/
Alleksev671/
Aledziev671/
Alexeiff671/
Aleytsev671/
Alezheva671/
Alexceff671/
Alekseejeva671/
Aleksiejeva671/
Halyseev671/
Halechev671/

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