Blazhev Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Blazhev Surname User-submission:

The Blazhev surname means 'to be blessed' or 'to be blissful'.

Blazhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria7521:9,2801,064
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Blazhev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Blazhev surname means 'to be blessed' or 'to be blissful'.

- tronik345

Blazhev Last Name Facts

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

Blazhev (Russian: Блажев) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blazhev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blazhev is the 420,458th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Blazhev are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Blazhev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 752 people, or 1 in 9,280. In Bulgaria Blazhev is mostly concentrated in: Pleven Province, where 30 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 21 percent are found and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

Blazhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Blazhev last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blazheva93822/
Blazheev93268/
Blazhaev938/
Blazhiev931/
Blazev9245/
Blachev8612/
Blazhov868/
Blazeva867/
Vlazhev863/
Blazsev861/
Blacheva806/
Blatshev802/
Vlazheva801/
Blažev77227/
Blajev7740/
Blazov7716/
Blagev7710/
Blazef774/
Blazeb771/
Blázsev7130/
Blagiev7125/
Blazeff7120/
Vlachev7111/
Vlahčev713/
Blochev711/
Blačeva711/
Vlaziev711/
Blausev711/
Blatsev711/
Vlaychev6738/
Blattsev6728/
Bladtsev6713/
Vlaichev672/

Blazhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blazhev in the Russian language
Блажевblazev-

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