Gazhu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Gazhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gazhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gazhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gazhu (Russian: Гажу) occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gazhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gazhu reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Moldova, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 273,951. In Moldova it is most common in: Cahul District, where 77 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 23 percent live. Apart from Moldova it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and Transnistria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gazhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gazhu in the Russian language | ||
| Гажу | gazu | - |
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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 Gazhu
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