Dezhnyova Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Dezhnyova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dezhnyova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1651:873,47370,025
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Dezhnyova Last Name Facts

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

Dezhnyova (Russian: Дежнёва) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezhnyova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Dezhnyova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Dezhnyova live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 873,473. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Vologda Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Tyumen Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derzhnyova956/
Dizhnyova892/
Dezhniova891/
Dezhneva82242/
Desnyova8245/
Derzhneva784/
Dezhneeva781/
Desneva6381/
Dishnieva5631/
Dyshnieva5619/
Dyshneeva569/
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Dezhnyova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dezhnyova in the Russian language
Дежнёваdezneva-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dezhnyova
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