Pezhev Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pezhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pezhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Pezhev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pezhev (Russian: Пежев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pezhev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pezhev is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Pezhev is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pezhev reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in North Caucasus.

The surname Pezhev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 82 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 5 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Russia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 38 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Pezhev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pezhev last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 25% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pezheva9230/
Pezheev922/
Perzhev921/
Pechev83205/
Pizhev8328/
Pyzhev8320/
Pazhev8320/
Pezhov8310/
Perzev837/
Petzev836/
Pozhev831/
Pezaev831/
Poezzhaev80237/
Peychev772,636/
Peichev77567/
Pecheva77245/
Pozhaev7765/
Pazhaev7755/
Pezuihv7737/
Pizheva7721/
Padzhev7719/
Petchev778/
Pyzheva777/
Pecheev775/
Peyziev773/
Pizhaev772/
Pejchev772/
Pizhoev771/
Pazheev771/
Pyzhaev771/
Perziev771/
Pecev73258/
Pejev7348/
Pesev7329/
Pezov7323/
Pazev736/
Pozev733/
Pečev732/
Pećev731/
Pezep731/
Pyzev731/
Peycheva712,831/
Peicheva71611/
Peytchev7169/
Pozzhaev716/
Pidzhiev713/
Padzhiev712/
Pidzheev712/
Peitchev712/
Podzhaev711/
Podzhiev711/
Petcheev711/
Pyzhov671,872/
Petsev67264/
Pejčev67241/
Pizhov67112/
Poseev6780/
Paziev6776/
Paseev6757/
Peytcheva6729/
Pizaev6727/
Pyzhyv6724/
Pozeev6723/
Pozoev6721/
Pichev6720/
Paezov6716/
Pychev6715/
Pyzhiv6715/
Pyseev6713/
Piseev6713/
Peicev6712/
Pazaev6710/
Peičev678/
Pazhov678/
Pejcev676/
Pazeev676/
Pyzeva674/
Petzov673/
Patzev672/
Peyzov672/
Peizov672/
Perzew672/
Poezov671/
Poziev671/
Pečeva671/
Peitcheva671/
Pejćev671/
Pesiev671/
Paezew671/

Pezhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pezhev in the Russian language
Пежевpezev-

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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 Pezhev
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