Dezhneva Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Dezhneva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezhneva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2191:658,09656,802
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Dezhneva Last Name Facts

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

Dezhneva (Russian: Дежнева) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezhneva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dezhneva is the 1,038,570th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Dezhneva live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Dezhneva is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 658,096. In Russia Dezhneva is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Tuva Republic, where 8 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Dezhneva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Dezhneva surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derzhneva944/
Dezhneeva941/
Dezhnev93199/
Derzhnev8811/
Dozhneva881/
Dezhnyova82172/
Dezhniova821/
Desneva8081/
Dyzhnev801/
Dezhnyov75178/
Dashneva752/
Desnev7160/
Dishnieva7131/
Dyshnieva7119/
Dyshneeva719/
Dizhnyova712/
Desneev671/
Dyshniev6345/
Desnyova6345/
Dishniev6328/
Dyshneev6323/
Dishneev634/
Disneeva632/
Dichneev631/
Dizhnyov631/
Disnaeva631/
Disnevath5911/
Dischneev598/
Desniv571/
Desnew571/
Dischneewa561/
Desnyov5348/
Desneuf5311/
Disneev532/
Dasnava531/

Dezhneva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dezhneva in the Russian language
Дежневаdezneva-

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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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  • 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 Dezhneva
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