Pozhelaev Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Pozhelaev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Pozhelaev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pozhelaev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pozhelaev (Russian: Пожелаев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pozhelaev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Pozhelaev occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pozhelaev reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia it is primarily found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 53 percent live, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 19 percent live and Smolensk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 17 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pozheluev | 89 | 12 | / |
| Pozhelov | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pozhalev | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pozhiluev | 78 | 13 | / |
| Poselyaev | 78 | 2 | / |
| Pozelov | 75 | 30 | / |
| Pozhilov | 71 | 568 | / |
| Posylaev | 71 | 148 | / |
| Pozhalov | 71 | 91 | / |
| Pozhylov | 71 | 80 | / |
| Pozeilov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Posilaev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pozholov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pazilaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potseleev | 67 | 20 | / |
| Parzilaev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pocelujev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pozilov | 63 | 3,125 | / |
| Peselev | 63 | 63 | / |
| Poezzhalov | 63 | 40 | / |
| Poselov | 63 | 40 | / |
| Pozylov | 63 | 13 | / |
| Pozalov | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pazelov | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pozaylov | 59 | 639 | / |
| Podzolov | 59 | 46 | / |
| Potselov | 59 | 16 | / |
| Pazhilov | 59 | 5 | / |
| Pasylaev | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ppozilov | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pozailov | 59 | 1 | / |
| Podshylov | 56 | 10 | / |
| Posolov | 50 | 5 | / |
| Posalov | 50 | 1 | / |
| Posylov | 50 | 1 | / |
| Posilov | 50 | 1 | / |
Pozhelaev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pozhelaev in the Russian language | ||
| Пожелаев | pozelaev | - |
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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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- 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 Pozhelaev
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