Kizheva Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kizheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 35 | 1:199,397 | 10,926 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kizheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kizheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kizheva (Russian: Кижева) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kizheva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kizheva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kizheva is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kizheva are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 199,397. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Burgas Province, where 71 percent live, Yambol Province, where 20 percent live and Ruse Province, where 3 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria Kizheva exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kizheva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kizheva in the Russian language | ||
| Кижева | kizeva | - |
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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 Kizheva
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