Bezhi Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Bezhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 171 | 1:10,888 | 1,601 |
| Albania | 38 | 1:76,686 | 8,388 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bezhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bezhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bezhi (Russian: Бежи) is found in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bezhi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bezhi live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 10,888. In Kosovo it is primarily found in: District of Gjakova, where 91 percent live and District of Prizren, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kosovo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 15 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bezhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bezhi in the Russian language | ||
| Бежи | bezi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bezhi
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