Okudzhava Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Okudzhava Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Megrelian word for 'earring' (ოჸუჯე) and has the standard Megrelian suffix -ავა attached to it. It's most likely to denote an ancestor who was known for wearing an earring. The surname was most famously borne by the Soviet artist Bulat Okudzhava, who lived in Russia in the 20th century.

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Okudzhava Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1601:900,76971,600
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Abkhazia51:48,5732,868
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Okudzhava Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Megrelian word for 'earring' (ოჸუჯე) and has the standard Megrelian suffix -ავა attached to it. It's most likely to denote an ancestor who was known for wearing an earring. The surname was most famously borne by the Soviet artist Bulat Okudzhava, who lived in Russia in the 20th century.

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DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Political Affiliation in:
    Russia
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Russia

Okudzhava Demographics

Okudzhava Political Affiliation
in Russia

Sample size: 10 (2016)

Russia
Average

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Okudzhava Last Name Facts

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

Okudzhava (Russian: Окуджава) occurs most in Russia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okudzhava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. Okudzhava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Okudzhava live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Okudzhava is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 900,769. In Russia Okudzhava is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 34 percent live, Moscow, where 21 percent live and Astrakhan Oblast, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 16 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live.

Okudzhava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okudzhava surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Okudzhava surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akudzhava8916/
Okudjava827/
Akhudzhaeva801/
Akuzhaeva7815/
Okujava751,028/
Okuzawa7537/
Akkuzhaeva746/
Akhidzhaeva701/
Akizhaeva6719/
Akkuzaeva671/

Okudzhava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okudzhava in the Russian language
Окуджаваokudzava-

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