Bestuzhev Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Bestuzhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bestuzhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8421:171,16819,384
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Bestuzhev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bestuzhev (Russian: Бестужев) occurs most in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestuzhev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 382,372nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Bestuzhev live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Bestuzhev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 171,168. In Russia Bestuzhev is primarily found in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Kirov Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Barring Russia Bestuzhev occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Bestuzhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bestuzhev surname is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Bestuzhev surname are 9.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 37.38% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bestuzheva951,490/
Besstuzhev9514/
Besstuzheva9016/
Bestuzeva8920/
Beztuzhev898/
Bestuchev893/
Bestuzhov891/
Bestuzevs891/
Beztuzheva846/
Bestujev827/
Boytozhiev6320/
Bestougeff638/
Baytozhiev637/
Baitujev591/

Bestuzhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bestuzhev in the Russian language
Бестужевbestuzev-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bestuzhev
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