Polozhiev Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polozhiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polozhiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Polozhiev Last Name Facts

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

Polozhiev (Russian: Положиев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polozhiev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Polozhiev is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Polozhiev live; 85 percent live in North Asia and 85 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Polozhiev is primarily concentrated in: Omsk Oblast, where 37 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 32 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Polozhiev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polozhiev surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polozhiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polozhiev in the Russian language
Положиевpoloziev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polozhiev
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