Girjev Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Girjev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girjev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1481:24,0634,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Gîrjev (2) are calculated separately.

Girjev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girjev is found most in Moldova. It may be found as a variant: Gîrjev. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girjev? popularity and diffusion

Girjev is the 1,441,361st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Girjev live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Girjev is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 24,063. In Moldova Girjev is mostly found in: Căușeni District, where 51 percent reside, Ștefan Vodă District, where 32 percent reside and Briceni District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Moldova this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrjev942/
Girejev9210/
Ghirjev9210/
Girjeva923/
Ghirjeva868/
Giriev8364/
Gurjev8335/
Iorjev8310/
Cirjev837/
Hirjev832/
Giryev831/
Girchev77173/
Gurjiev7781/
Girzhev7735/
Gherjev7731/
Girseva7718/
Girgiev7712/
Girshev773/
Iorjeva772/
Girieev771/
Geråjev771/
Iriev7314/
Irgev733/
Gircheva71191/
Sirojyev7138/
Girzheva7129/
Girsheva719/
Girdzhev715/
Gherjeva715/
Sirajyev714/
Girechev711/
Guerdjev711/
Girgeeva711/
Chirjeev711/
Guryev672,628/
Guriev671,052/
Geriev67249/
Grezev67209/
Siriev6789/
Isriev6756/
Gergev6755/
Irzyev6751/
Ergiev6728/
Airiev6715/
Gurjew6715/
Girdzheva679/
Itriev678/
Gercev674/
Airyev673/
Serjev673/
Erijev672/
Sircev672/
Siryev671/
Hairijevs671/
Irziev671/
Gerzev671/
Gyryev671/
Khirojyev671/
Sirsev671/
Giriiv671/

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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 Girjev
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