Drazhev Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Drazhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drazhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1941:35,9742,726
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Drazhev Last Name Facts

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

Drazhev (Russian: Дражев) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drazhev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,181,191st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Drazhev is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Drazhev reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Drazhev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 35,974. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Burgas Province, where 39 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent are found and Varna Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drazheva93257/
Drazzhev931/
Drazhaev931/
Drazzheva883/
Drachev861,451/
Drozhev8612/
Dracheva801,837/
Draychev8014/
Drozheva8011/
Drozhaev809/
Dratchev803/
Drozzhev801/
Drauchev801/
Drahtsev801/
Drajev7713/
Drazov7712/
Dracev7712/
Drozev773/
Drozhzhev7572/
Draycheva7519/
Dratcheva751/
Drahachev751/
Drodzheva751/
Dragiev71887/
Drozhzheva7192/
Drochev7121/
Drahaitsev7119/
Drozhov7113/
Drozeva719/
Drahaytsev711/
Draycev711/
Drosaev711/
Drozeev711/
Drozhiv711/
Drezhov711/
Drachyov671,487/
Draytsev6732/
Drahaitseva6728/
Drattsev6723/
Dratshov678/
Draitsev677/
Drocheva677/
Drozzhov671/
Dreychev671/

Drazhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drazhev in the Russian language
Дражевdrazev-

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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 Drazhev
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