Gureev Surname

90,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gureev Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Gurei, meaning 'lion cub'.

Gureev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,9591:29,0634,014
Kazakhstan1651:107,16711,683
Belarus811:117,29717,225
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Gureev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Gurei, meaning 'lion cub'.

- Junie

Gureev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gureev (Russian: Гуреев) is found most in Russia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gureev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gureev is the 90,654th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,378,650 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gureev live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gureev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 4,959 people, or 1 in 29,063. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Moscow, where 11 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Gureev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gureev last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gureev last name are 10.47% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.24% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurejev9238/
Gureyev9220/
Goureev928/
Gureiev923/
Gaureev921/
Gurev918,790/
Ureev9111/
Gurejeva8683/
Gurzheev8671/
Gureyeva8611/
Gurejevs861/
Gureva838,821/
Guryev832,628/
Gireev831,378/
Guriev831,052/
Goreev83592/
Hureev83531/
Guruev83167/
Guraev8373/
Gurefe8359/
Guroev8348/
Gureeb8340/
Urgeev839/
Gur'ev835/
Gurgev835/
Utreev833/
Gurzev832/
Gureav832/
Gurepe832/
Gaurev831/
Gutrev831/
Gureew831/
Gureiv831/
Gurevs831/
Urev8079/
Gurayev7731/
Guriyev7727/
Gur'eva7710/
Gouriev775/
Gurgaev775/
Gurzhev773/
Gurziev772/
Gurevch772/
Guruyev771/
Gauriev771/
Goreyev771/
Gurav73185,656/
Gurov7316,759/
Hurev731,531/
Uraev73951/
Girev73562/
Uruev73167/
Urefe7391/
Oreev7380/
Ureva7359/
Uriev7331/
Uroev7319/
Urgev7313/
Gürev7311/
Guriv7310/
Đurev732/
Gurew732/
Uryev732/
Utrev731/
Guref731/
Urzev731/
Gureb731/
Gurzhiev71193/
Gaurgaev7167/
Hurzheev7117/
Hureyeva711/
Gauriyev711/
Gurayeva711/
Gaurav6724,149/
Đurđev67982/
Giraev67114/
Urhefe6792/
Hureef6787/
Giriev6764/
Urayev6752/
Horeev6731/
Orheev6730/
Gureuw6727/
Gaurov6724/
Ghurav6724/
Huryev6713/
Gurgew6711/
Guriew6711/
Husrev677/
Gurrav676/
Gauriv676/
Oreyev675/
Huruev675/
Hureyv675/
Giroev674/
Urgaev673/
Gureff672/
Oreiev672/
Gürefe672/
Gouref672/
Huraev672/
Oereev671/
Ouraev671/
Gureib671/
Gurhav671/
Ureyov671/
Uyreva671/
Gaurgajev671/
Ghorev671/
Aureva671/
Uhrefe671/
Urhaev671/
Gurrew670/

Gureev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gureev in the Russian language
Гуреевgureev-

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