Brezhnev Surname

97,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Brezhnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brezhnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,8951:37,0025,025
Ukraine6321:72,03010,305
Kazakhstan1251:141,46014,383
Belarus1121:84,83113,432
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Israel171:503,39037,521
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Brezhnev (249) may also be a first name.

Brezhnev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brezhnev (Georgian: ბრეჟნევი, Russian: Брежнев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Brezhnev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brezhnev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,559th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,498,262 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Brezhnev live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 565,047th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 249 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 3,895 people, or 1 in 37,002. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 11 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 9 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia Brezhnev is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Brezhnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brezhnev last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Brezhnev surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 48.49% registered with the party.

Brezhnev earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brezhnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brezhnev in the Georgian language
ბრეჟნევიbrezhnevi-
Brezhnev in the Russian language
Брежневbreznev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brezhnev
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