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 surname Gureev (Russian: Гуреев) occurs most in Russia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gureev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,654th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,378,650 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gureev are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 4,959 people, or 1 in 29,063. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent live, Moscow, where 11 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 6 percent live. Barring Russia Gureev occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Gureev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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 surname are 10.47% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national 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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