Gvozdyov Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gvozdyov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gvozdyov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gvozdyov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gvozdyov (Russian: Гвоздёв) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gvozdyov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvozdyov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gvozdyov live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 818,881. In Russia Gvozdyov is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 20 percent live, Moscow, where 12 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Beside Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 24 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvazdyov884/
Gvozdiov883/
Gvozdev807,934/
Gvozdiv801/
Gvozdeva7511,480/
Gvozdevs7587/
Gvozdeev7518/
Gvozdiev7511/
Gvazdev6713/
Gvozdew673/
Gvosdev673/
Gvozdeff6311/
Gvazdeva633/
Guozdeva631/
Gvosdeva631/
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Gvozdyov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvozdyov in the Russian language
Гвоздёвgvozdev-

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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 Gvozdyov
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