Bestaev Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Bestaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bestaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2821:112,42013,619
Georgia2811:13,3292,754
South Ossetia541:989208
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bestaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bestaev (Georgian: ბესტაევი, Russian: Бестаев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bestaev is the 235,986th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname Bestaev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Bestaev are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in North Caucasus.

The surname Bestaev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 1,282 people, or 1 in 112,420. In Russia it is primarily found in: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 64 percent live, Republic of Adygea, where 7 percent live and Moscow, where 7 percent live. Not including Russia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 16 percent live and South Ossetia, where 3 percent live.

Bestaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bestaev last name is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bestaev last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.45% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bestayev934/
Beshtaev934/
Bestaiev931/
Bestaaev931/
Besstaev931/
Betaev9267/
Bestav923/
Bestev923/
Beysetaev8825/
Bestayeva885/
Beisetaev884/
Bastaev8682/
Bostaev8629/
Bistaev867/
Bestiev864/
Bestoev862/
Bystaev862/
Bietaev861/
Besteev861/
Beyshetaev8212/
Bashtaev8018,829/
Beshtoev80544/
Beshtiev8013/
Bestujev807/
Boshtaev803/
Beshtyev802/
Bitaev77238/
Bastav77193/
Bestov7776/
Beştav7756/
Bytaev779/
Betoev778/
Vetaev772/
Bistav771/
Bostav771/
Bestujeva755/
Bestuyeva754/
Baytaev7176/
Boztaev7160/
Basteev7149/
Bostoev7117/
Bydtaev7115/
Bastehv719/
Baitaev717/
Bistiev715/
Boytaev714/
Bettaeb714/
Beshtov712/
Bastoev711/
Bishtev711/
Bisthav711/
Bettaïeb677/
Baishtav673/
Bishtiev671/

Bestaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bestaev in the Georgian language
ბესტაევიbestaevi81.92
ბესთაევიbestaevi18.08
Bestaev in the Russian language
Бестаевbestaev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bestaev
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