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

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

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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