Lezhev Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Lezhev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
Lezhev Demographics
Lezhev Political Affiliation
in Russia
Russia
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Lezhev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezhev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lezhev (Russian: Лежев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezhev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Lezhev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Lezhev reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Lezhev is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia Lezhev is most common in: Republic of Karelia, where 44 percent are found, Ryazan Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 21 percent are found.
Lezhev Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lezhev are 21.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 25% registered with the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lezhev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezhev in the Russian language | ||
| Лежев | lezev | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lezhev
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