Ezhov Surname

33,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Ezhov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Ezh, meaning 'hedgehog'.

Ezhov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia14,4831:9,9511,356
Ukraine8791:51,7897,481
Belarus2781:34,1765,916
Kazakhstan2761:64,0677,888
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ezhov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Ezh, meaning 'hedgehog'.

- Junie

Ezhov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ezhov (Georgian: ეჟოვი, Russian: Ежов) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ezhov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,092nd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 454,053 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Ezhov are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 14,483 people, or 1 in 9,951. In Russia Ezhov is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Ezhov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ezhov last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ezhov surname are 7.05% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 53.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ezhova9117,979/
Erzhov91136/
Yezhov9159/
Ehzhov916/
Ezzhov913/
Edzhov912/
Gezhov911/
Ezov89344/
Herzhov8382/
Yezhova8346/
Gedzhov8311/
Ehzhova836/
Iezhova836/
Gezhova833/
Ezova80216/
Ezhev8064/
Izhov8059/
Erzov8042/
Gezov8027/
Jezov8015/
Yzhov8012/
Hezov804/
Ezhof802/
Ezjov801/
Aezov801/
Azhov801/
Eziov801/
Ozhov801/
Gedzhova7715/
Jezova73108/
Izhova7378/
Adzhov7374/
Ezzhev7373/
Edzoev7355/
Ezhaev7342/
Yrzhov7341/
Getzov7340/
Giezov7329/
Jezovs7327/
Yozhov7325/
Gezova7321/
Ezheev7318/
Ezhoff7312/
Azhoev7311/
Ozhoev7310/
Yzehov737/
Irzhov736/
Gechov736/
Gizhov735/
Yzhova735/
Hezova734/
Odzhov733/
Idzhov732/
Hechov732/
Hyzhov731/
Ezahav731/
Hedzov731/
Hizhov731/
Etzova731/
Azov671,139/
Hodzhov67490/
Esov67387/
Ozov67264/
Ezop67118/
Izov67113/
Ezopova6791/
Ejov6766/
Adzhoev6750/
Hadzhov6737/
Aezzhev6727/
Ezob6719/
Hidzhov6714/
Hyrzhov6711/
Yozhova679/
Gidzhov678/
Getzova676/
Gechova673/
Idzhova673/
Herzhof673/
Ezav672/
Ezev672/
Ozschov671/
Yzov671/
Yzhehov671/
Gizhova671/
Ežov671/
Ezow671/
Eichova671/
Edzhaev671/

Ezhov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ezhov in the Georgian language
ეჟოვიezhovi-
Ezhov in the Russian language
Ежовezov-

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