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 more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blazhev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,458th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. The surname Blazhev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Blazhev live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Blazhev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 752 people, or 1 in 9,280. In Bulgaria Blazhev is primarily found in: Pleven Province, where 30 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 21 percent live and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Bulgaria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Blazhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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