Polizhaev Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polizhaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polizhaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Polizhaev Last Name Facts

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

Polizhaev (Georgian: პოლიჟაევი, Russian: Полижаев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polizhaev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Polizhaev live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,066,448. In Russia Polizhaev is most prevalent in: Stavropol Krai, where 19 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Moscow, where 13 percent live. Not including Russia Polizhaev occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 2 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Polizhaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Polizhaev surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Polizhaev surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polizhaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polizhaev in the Georgian language
პოლიჟაევიpolizhaevi-
Polizhaev in the Russian language
Полижаевpolizaev-

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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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  • 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 Polizhaev
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