Pyzhiv Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Pyzhiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pyzhiv Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Pyzhiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pyzhiv (Russian: Пыжив) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pyzhiv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pyzhiv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Pyzhiv occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pyzhiv reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 93 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live. Not including Russia Pyzhiv is found in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyzhyv8324/
Pyzhev8320/
Payziev771,053/
Pyzheva777/
Peyziev773/
Pyzhyov771/
Poyziev771/
Pyciv732/
Pyzev731/
Pidzhiev713/
Pezhev6737/
Pizhev6728/
Pychev6715/
Physiv679/
Pyzeva674/
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Pyzhiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pyzhiv in the Russian language
Пыживpyziv-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pyzhiv
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