Polezhaev Surname

72,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polezhaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polezhaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,8661:24,5693,482
Ukraine6011:75,74510,857
Kazakhstan1711:103,40611,390
Belarus1131:84,08013,311
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Polezhaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polezhaev (Georgian: პოლეჟაევი, Russian: Полежаев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polezhaev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,347th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,069,339 people. Polezhaev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Polezhaev reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Polezhaev is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 5,866 people, or 1 in 24,569. In Russia it is primarily found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Polezhaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (57%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polezhaev last name are 7.41% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.18% being registered to vote for the party.

Polezhaev earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.28% less than the national average, earning $22,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polezhaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polezhaev in the Georgian language
პოლეჟაევიpolezhaevi50
პოლეჟაევpolezhaev50
Polezhaev in the Russian language
Полежаевpolezaev-

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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
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