Chertaev Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Chertaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chertaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Chertaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chertaev (Russian: Чертаев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chertaev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chertaev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Chertaev live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 71 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 6 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chertev932/
Shertaev88182/
Chertoev8859/
Chartaev8835/
Chertiev8813/
Zhertaev883/
Chortaev881/
Chertov804,190/
Kertaev8095/
Sertaev8053/
Chortev804/
Chertoyeva781/
Chortoev7529/
Khertuev7518/
Shirtaev753/
Chirteev751/
Kirtaev67111/
Chortov6717/
Syrtaev678/
Chartov674/
Kyrtaev671/
Hertauf671/
Kairtaev6338/
Kayrtaev6318/
Khertiew632/
Chertouf632/
Khirtuev631/
Gerteif531/

Chertaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chertaev in the Russian language
Чертаевcertaev-

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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 Chertaev
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