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
The surname Kuzhev (Russian: Кужев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kuzhev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzhev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 532,873rd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kuzhev reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in North Caucasus.
The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 247,209. In Russia it is most common in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 45 percent are found, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 23 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.
Kuzhev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Kuzhev are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national 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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