Pezhov Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pezhov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pezhov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Pezhov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pezhov (Russian: Пежов) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pezhov? popularity and diffusion

Pezhov is the 6,063,924th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Pezhov is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pezhov reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Pezhov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 38 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent are found and Belgorod Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Barring Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 10 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pezhova924/
Perzhov922/
Pezov9123/
Pyzhov831,872/
Pizhov83112/
Perzov8342/
Pechov8341/
Pezhev8337/
Pezova8317/
Paezov8316/
Pazhov838/
Petzov833/
Peizov832/
Peyzov832/
Poezov831/
Pyzhova772,337/
Pechova77108/
Pizhova7788/
Pezuihv7737/
Peychov7729/
Petzova774/
Perzhav773/
Peyzova773/
Pezheev772/
Peizova772/
Peczova771/
Pizhoev771/
Pazov73420/
Pozov73348/
Pecov73293/
Pejov73138/
Pesov7379/
Pizov7353/
Pyzov7323/
Pezow733/
Pećov732/
Pečov731/
Peychova7132/
Pechsova711/
Peitzova711/
Paizov67936/
Petcov67866/
Peicov67241/
Poezzhaev67237/
Petsov67160/
Perzow6752/
Pejčov6735/
Pizhev6728/
Pizova6726/
Pyzova6725/
Payzov6723/
Pescov6721/
Pyzhev6720/
Pazhev6720/
Peysov6719/
Pejcov6711/
Petzow679/
Pechow677/
Petzev676/
Pizovs675/
Pychov674/
Pezzow673/
Pichov672/
Pěchov672/
Peisov671/
Pozhev671/
Pezaev671/
Pezowa671/
Pešćov671/
Piczov671/
Pezobt670/

Pezhov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pezhov in the Russian language
Пежовpezov-

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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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  • 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 Pezhov
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