Gurev Surname

57,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gurev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,3671:17,2252,423
Kazakhstan1241:142,60114,481
Belarus731:130,15118,657
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India181:42,614,743461,117
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Gürev (11) are calculated separately.

Gurev (52) may also be a first name.

Gurev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurev (Georgian: გურევი, Marathi: गुरेव, Russian: Гурьев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gürev. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,596th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 829,072 people. The last name Gurev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gurev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gurev is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 52 people.

Gurev is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 8,367 people, or 1 in 17,225. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent are found, Chuvash Republic, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Gurev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gurev surname are 6.98% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.75% registered with the party.

Gurev earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 134.22% more than the national average, earning $101,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürev9311/
Gureva918,821/
Gureev915,286/
Guriev911,052/
Guraev9173/
Guroev9148/
Gur'ev915/
Gurgev915/
Gureav912/
Gurzev912/
Gutrev911/
Gaurev911/
Gureiv911/
Gurevs911/
Urev8979/
Gur'eva8310/
Goureev838/
Gouriev835/
Gurzhev833/
Gurevch832/
Gurziev832/
Gauriev831/
Gaureev831/
Gurav80185,656/
Gurov8016,759/
Hurev801,531/
Girev80562/
Ureva8059/
Uriev8031/
Urgev8013/
Ureev8011/
Guriv8010/
Đurev802/
Gurew802/
Utrev801/
Guref801/
Urzev801/
Gureb801/
Gurzhiev77193/
Gurzheev7771/
Gaurav7324,149/
Gireev731,378/
Đurđev73982/
Goreev73592/
Hureev73531/
Giraev73114/
Giriev7364/
Gurefe7359/
Gureeb7340/
Gureuw7327/
Gaurov7324/
Ghurav7324/
Guriew7311/
Gurgew7311/
Urgeev739/
Husrev737/
Gauriv736/
Gurrav736/
Hureyv735/
Giroev734/
Utreev733/
Gouref732/
Gureff732/
Gurepe732/
Uyreva731/
Gurhav731/
Gureib731/
Gureew731/
Ghorev731/
Aureva731/
Gurrew730/
Gurieff6749/
Ureb6711/
Gorziev678/
Gourieb674/
Uref673/
Urew672/
Uriv672/
Gorzhev671/
Urjv671/
Hurzhev671/
Goutrew670/

Gurev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurev in the Georgian language
გურევიgurevi-
Gurev in the Marathi language
गुरेवgureva-
Gurev in the Russian language
Гурьевgurev-

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Footnotes

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