Kunizhev Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kunizhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunizhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7731:186,44620,798
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kunizhev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunizhev (Russian: Кунижев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunizhev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 441,818th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kunizhev live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in North Caucasus.

The surname Kunizhev is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 186,446. In Russia Kunizhev is primarily concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 82 percent live, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 6 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 0 percent live.

Kunizhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kunizhev surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kunizhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunizhev in the Russian language
Кунижевkunizev-

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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
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  • 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 Kunizhev
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