Gvozdev Surname

63,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gvozdev Surname User-submission:

The Gvozdev surname means 'nail', as in a hammer and a nail.

Gvozdev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,2471:19,8872,806
Belarus3391:28,0274,857
Kazakhstan1531:115,57212,359
Kyrgyzstan271:221,20921,355
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Moldova171:209,49219,497
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Israel91:950,84857,975
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gvozdev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gvozdev surname means 'nail', as in a hammer and a nail.

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Gvozdev Last Name Facts

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

Gvozdev (Georgian: გვოზდევი, Russian: Гвоздев) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvozdev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gvozdev is the 63,166th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 918,521 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gvozdev are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 7,247 people, or 1 in 19,887. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Altai Krai, where 5 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Gvozdev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gvozdev surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gvozdev are 10.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gvozdev earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $54,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvozdeva9311,480/
Gvozdaev9397/
Gvozdevs9387/
Gvozdeev9318/
Gvozdiev9311/
Gvozdov86151/
Gvazdev8613/
Gvozdew863/
Gvosdev863/
Gvozdiv861/
Gvozdyov80234/
Gvozdeff8011/
Gvazdeva803/
Gvozdiov803/
Gvosdeva801/
Guozdeva801/
Gvazdov713/
Gvazdyov674/

Gvozdev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvozdev in the Georgian language
გვოზდევიgvozdevi-
Gvozdev in the Russian language
Гвоздевgvozdev-

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