Kuzhelev Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kuzhelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuzhelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1511:125,21614,852
Ukraine2311:197,06826,702
Belarus811:117,29717,225
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Kuzhelev Last Name Facts

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

Kuzhelev (Russian: Кужелев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuzhelev? popularity and diffusion

Kuzhelev is the 254,471st most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,695,584 people. The last name Kuzhelev is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kuzhelev reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 125,216. In Russia Kuzhelev is most prevalent in: Bryansk Oblast, where 15 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 13 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Kuzhelev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kuzhelev surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Kuzhelev are 20.85% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kuzhelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuzhelev in the Russian language
Кужелевkuzelev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuzhelev
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