Pezheva Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Pezheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
Pezheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pezheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pezheva (Russian: Пежева) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pezheva? popularity and diffusion
Pezheva is the 3,602,217th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pezheva are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in North Caucasus.
It is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 88 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent are found. Barring Russia it is found in one country. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 47 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pezheva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pezheva in the Russian language | ||
| Пежева | pezeva | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pezheva
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