Mikheev Surname

10,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Mikheev Surname User-submission:

The surname Mikheev belongs to a large group of Russian hereditary names formed from the personal name of a father or grandfather. The Christian faith brought with it some new names, which were included in the church calendar and were used during a baptism.

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Mikheev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41,5681:3,467382
Kazakhstan8,1251:2,176235
Belarus1,0691:8,8881,308
Kyrgyzstan1291:46,3006,830
Uzbekistan931:332,5718,901
Estonia461:28,7355,267
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mikheev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mikheev belongs to a large group of Russian hereditary names formed from the personal name of a father or grandfather. The Christian faith brought with it some new names, which were included in the church calendar and were used during a baptism. These include the name of Mikhey (in Hebrew - Micah), the short form of the name Mikhail (Michael). The names Micah and Michael have the same meaning of 'godlike', but in the Orthodox calendar each of them exists independently. In the Bible, the name of Micah is mentioned several times, and its most famous of them was the Prophet Micah, the sixth of the twelve minor prophets, who predicted his birth of Christ 800 years before it.

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This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Mikhail ('who is like god?').

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Mikheev Last Name Facts

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

Mikheev (Georgian: მიხეევი, Russian: Михеев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mikheev.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikheev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,963rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,302 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Mikheev live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 41,568 people, or 1 in 3,467. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent live. Other than Russia this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Mikheev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mikheev last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mikheev last name are 10.09% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Mikheev earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.39% more than the national average, earning $75,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mikheyev93141/
Mikheiev937/
Mikeev92461/
Mikhev929/
Mikheyeva8857/
Mikhayeev8810/
Mikheieva889/
Mikhieiev883/
Mykheev862,977/
Makheev86206/
Mitkeev86187/
Mekheev86177/
Micheev8661/
Mikhoev8644/
Mikhaev8640/
Mukheev8617/
Mikheva8615/
Mikhiev865/
Maikeev865/
Mikheiv864/
Mikkeev863/
Mikheyv861/
Mikhuev861/
Mikeyev861/
Mihheev861/
Mikev8332/
Mihhejev8061/
Mishkeev8050/
Michejev8016/
Mikheeff807/
Mikejevs806/
Maikeyev802/
Maykheev801/
Mikhayev801/
Mitcheev801/
Miyakeev801/
Makeev7730,613/
Michev771,069/
Mikiev77450/
Mikhov77322/
Mukeev77224/
Mikaev77209/
Mekeev77128/
Mikuev7722/
Mikeva7715/
Mikoev7710/
Miškev7710/
Mykeev777/
Mykhev773/
Mickev772/
Mikhav771/
Mikeiv771/
Mikkev771/
Mikyev771/
Mihcev771/
Mekhev771/
Michejeva75216/
Michejevs7517/
Maikeyeva751/
Makheef714,194/
Micheva711,095/
Mukhaev71955/
Magkeev71746/
Mukhiev71254/
Macheev71171/
Maukeev71102/
Mikkoev7169/
Mitchev7145/
Mekhaev7145/
Mikiyev7143/
Makkeev7139/
Mikkuev7122/
Micheew7122/
Maykeev7118/
Mykhaev7117/
Michuev7116/
Michaev7113/
Maakeev7113/
Micheef7113/
Mykheyv719/
Mytkeev718/
Mecheev716/
Mykheva715/
Myskeev715/
Michiev714/
Mekheva714/
Mekhiev713/
Mukheef713/
Mekeyev712/
Mackeev712/
Metkeev712/
Mukhoev712/
Moiceev712/
Maikiev712/
Meikefe712/
Mikejvs712/
Makheiv711/
Miskeiv711/
Mikkeva711/
Mikoyev711/
Mekhoev711/
Micheevová711/
Maikefe711/
Mikheif711/
Mycheev711/
Miskeef711/
Michevz711/
Mikov674,064/
Micev67894/
Maykhiev6751/
Mikav6724/
Michejew6720/
Meshkeev6710/
Micheeff678/
Mikhayov676/
Maukhiev676/
Maikheaw676/
Migev675/
Mikhayav674/
Mikiv674/
Mikef673/
Mukev672/
Mikayeva672/
Maycheev672/
Mecev672/
Mishchev672/
Maikhiew672/
Mikhaiov671/
Michiyev671/
Mekev671/
Mekhiyev671/
Michejevová671/
Mijev671/
Mekeyeva671/
Maikiyev671/
Mykhayev671/
Makheewh671/
Maikheiw671/

Mikheev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikheev in the Georgian language
მიხეევიmikheevi-
Mikheev in the Russian language
Михеевmiheev-

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