Ruzhev Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ruzhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruzhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria771:90,6355,542
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Ruzhev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruzhev (Russian: Ружьев) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruzhev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ruzhev live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Ruzhev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 90,635. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 34 percent live, Burgas Province, where 25 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Bulgaria Ruzhev occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Ruzhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ruzhev surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruzheva92167/
Hruzhev927/
Rauzhev926/
Ruzhaev921/
Rudzhev921/
Ruzev918/
Rudzhiev8623/
Hruzheva869/
Rauzheva866/
Ruziev8318,768/
Ruzaev831,249/
Ruchev83318/
Ruzeev8362/
Hruzev8338/
Ruzhov8311/
Rozhev838/
Rizhev837/
Ruzeva835/
Ruzoev832/
Ruizev831/
Rucheva77317/
Ruychev7775/
Hruzeva7757/
Ruzhyov7741/
Rudzeev7720/
Ruhchev7711/
Hruzaev776/
Ruichev773/
Rauzeev773/
Hrudzev772/
Rozheev772/
Rudziev772/
Rouziev772/
Rutchev771/
Rucheev771/
Rozhiev771/
Hruchev771/
Hruzhov771/
Rusev7311,165/
Ruzov73395/
Rozev7328/
Rizev7310/
Ruziv735/
Ruzav734/
Rucev731/
Ruycheva7150/
Ruhcheva7121/
Ruicheva715/
Hrucheva715/
Rustchev712/
Raucheva711/
Rizoev6717,339/
Rizaev677,344/
Rusaev67196/
Ruseev67186/
Rizhov6778/
Rusiev6740/
Ruicev6736/
Hruzov6717/
Hrozev6711/
Hrusev679/
Rouzov679/
Ruščev678/
Rousev677/
Reuzov676/
Rusoev676/
Rauzov675/
Ruscev673/
Hruzyv673/
Rutsev672/
Rozeev672/
Ruževa672/
Rouzeb671/
Ruziph671/
Ruchiv671/
Rudzov671/
Rozhiv671/
Rizhiv671/
Riziev671/
Rudjev671/
Ruziew671/
Rusevs671/

Ruzhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruzhev in the Russian language
Ружьевruzev-

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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 Ruzhev
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