Medvezhev Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Medvezhev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medvezheva | 95 | 12 | / |
| Medvezhaev | 95 | 4 | / |
| Medvezhov | 89 | 30 | / |
| Medvegev | 82 | 4 | / |
| Medvedjev | 78 | 18 | / |
| Medvedcev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Medvetsev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Medvedtsev | 74 | 223 | / |
| Medvedjevs | 74 | 58 | / |
| Medvedtseva | 70 | 128 | / |
| Medvettseva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Medvetsov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medwiedziew | 60 | 7 | / |
| Medvěžov | 59 | 1 | / |
| Miedwiedziew | 57 | 1 | / |
| Medwedjew | 56 | 3 | / |
Medvezhev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medvezhev in the Russian language | ||
| Медвежев | medvezev | - |
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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 Medvezhev
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