Bezhen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bezhen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Bezhen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bezhen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bezhen (Russian: Бежен) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bezhen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bezhen is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bezhen occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bezhen are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Bezhen is most common in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Bezhen is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 33 percent live, Republic of Tatarstan, where 33 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 29 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bezhen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bezhen in the Russian language | ||
| Бежен | bezen | - |
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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 Bezhen
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