Kuzhev Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kuzhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuzhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5831:247,20926,255
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089

Kuzhev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuzhev (Russian: Кужев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuzhev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 532,873rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kuzhev are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in North Caucasus.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 247,209. In Russia Kuzhev is mostly concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 45 percent reside, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 23 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Kuzhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kuzhev surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kuzhev are 30.15% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuzheva92284/
Kurzhev92125/
Kuzhaev92124/
Kudzhev9293/
Kuzhiev9269/
Kuzheev9252/
Khuzhev9239/
Kuizhev9234/
Kuzev91997/
Khuzhaev861,604/
Kurzhiev86154/
Khuzheev86150/
Kudzhaev86133/
Kudzheva8674/
Kuizheva8640/
Khuzheva8619/
Kurzheev8610/
Khuzhiev867/
Khudzhev865/
Khuzhoev863/
Kudzhiev862/
Kuziev834,125/
Kuzeva831,012/
Kuchev83745/
Kozhev83369/
Kuzeev83279/
Kuzaev83275/
Kizhev8328/
Kuzhov836/
Kudzev836/
Kouzev834/
Khuzev831/
Kurzev831/
Khudzhiev801,170/
Khudzhaev80167/
Khudzheev805/
Korzhev771,585/
Kucheva77822/
Kudziev77680/
Kizhaev77442/
Khuzeev77334/
Khozhev77326/
Khuziev77294/
Kudzoev77211/
Kucheev77209/
Kudzaev77177/
Kozheev7755/
Khuchev7750/
Kutchev7712/
Kouchev7712/
Kudzhov777/
Koutzev775/
Khuzaev774/
Kurziev774/
Kuychev774/
Kouzaev774/
Kauchev772/
Kurzeev771/
Khizhev771/
Kizheev771/
Kuztsev771/
Kutziev771/
Kuczeva771/
Kuzyv733,271/
Kuzov73817/
Kuziv73372/
Kusev73233/
Kozev73118/
Kizev7321/
Kucev7313/
Kuzew732/
Kuzef731/
Kujev731/
Khozhiev711,972/
Khizhaev7141/
Cheuzhev7131/
Khudziev7122/
Khucheva7121/
Korzheev7110/
Khudzhov7110/
Kutcheva717/
Khutchev714/
Koutchev714/
Khudchev714/
Khozheev712/
Khizhiev711/
Khorzhev711/
Korzhiev711/
Kutcheev711/
Koucheva711/
Kudshaev711/
Kutsheva711/
Kutsev671,814/
Kozeev671,486/
Kusaev67885/
Kizeev67388/
Kauzov67183/
Kusiev67146/
Kuseev6768/
Kouzov6751/
Kuchyv6748/
Kizaev6743/
Kiziev6727/
Kizhov6717/
Kausev6716/
Kučeva6713/
Kusoev6712/
Kuziew6712/
Kuzeff6711/
Khizev6710/
Korzev6710/
Kuchiv678/
Kutzov678/
Khutcheva677/
Kuyzov673/
Kousev673/
Kutcev673/
Khudcheva673/
Kucheb673/
Kučiev672/
Kuciev671/
Khidzhaev671/
Khuzov671/
Khozev671/
Kusahv671/
Koutcheva671/
Kozhiv671/
Kugiev671/
Kusevs671/
Kurzew671/
Kľujev671/
Kuczew671/
Kuchsheva671/

Kuzhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuzhev in the Russian language
Кужевkuzev-

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Footnotes

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