Medvezhev Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Medvezhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medvezhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Medvezhev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medvezhev (Russian: Медвежев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medvezhev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medvezhev is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Medvezhev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Medvezhev are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is most numerous in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 42 percent live, Saratov Oblast, where 25 percent live and Moscow, where 17 percent live. Beside Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Medvezhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medvezhev in the Russian language
Медвежевmedvezev-

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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
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  • 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 Medvezhev
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