Kuzhev Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Kuzhev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 583 | 1:247,209 | 26,255 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
Kuzhev Demographics
Kuzhev Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kuzhev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuzhev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuzhev (Russian: Кужев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzhev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 532,873rd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Kuzhev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kuzhev reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in North Caucasus.
The last name Kuzhev is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 583 people, or 1 in 247,209. In Russia Kuzhev is most prevalent in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 45 percent reside, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 23 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
Kuzhev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kuzhev last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuzhev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzhev in the Russian language | ||
| Кужев | kuzev | - |
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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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- 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 Kuzhev
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