Vakhaev Surname

322,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vakhaev Surname User-submission:

Vakhaev or Vakhaeva is a Chechen surname (Вахаев), meaning 'son of Vakha', referring to the Chechen personal name Vakha, which means 'live!' or 'to be alive'.

Vakhaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1341:127,09315,042
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
France11:66,422,722504,397

Vakhaev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vakhaev or Vakhaeva is a Chechen surname (Вахаев), meaning 'son of Vakha', referring to the Chechen personal name Vakha, which means 'live!' or 'to be alive'.

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Vakhaev Last Name Facts

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

Vakhaev (Georgian: ვახაევი, Russian: Вахаев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vakhaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakhaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 322,929th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,309,564 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vakhaev reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in North Caucasus.

Vakhaev is most common in Russia, where it is held by 1,134 people, or 1 in 127,093. In Russia Vakhaev is most numerous in: Chechen Republic, where 85 percent are found, Moscow, where 4 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

Vakhaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vakhaev surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vakhaev surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakhajev932/
Vakaev92208/
Vakhav925/
Bakhaev861,121/
Vachaev86291/
Vaskaev8662/
Vakheev8614/
Vakhiev865/
Vekhaev864/
Vakhoev863/
Vakayev862/
Vakhuev861/
Vokhaev861/
Vakheiv861/
Vakev8311/
Baskhaev8063/
Faskhaev8023/
Batkhaev8010/
Baykhaev807/
Bakhayev806/
Vaykhiev804/
Vakajeva802/
Vaskayev801/
Bakhaiev801/
Vayskaev801/
Bakaev7712,388/
Vakhov77707/
Vakuev77101/
Fakaev7731/
Vakeev7729/
Vakiev7725/
Vokaev776/
Vakoev771/
Vacaev771/
Fakhav771/
Vakyev771/
Vokhev771/
Vakkav771/
Vashchaev75148/
Bashkhaev7510/
Bakayev714,095/
Batkaev713,601/
Bachaev711,347/
Baskaev71991/
Bokhaev7185/
Vachiev7172/
Baykaev7156/
Fatkaev7132/
Voskaev7120/
Vakkhov7114/
Vochaev7111/
Baukaev7110/
Baikaev716/
Fakhoev714/
Vajhaiv714/
Baychkhaev714/
Vozkaev713/
Bakajev712/
Faukaev712/
Bakaiev712/
Bajkaev711/
Vakuyev711/
Vekheev711/
Vaykhov711/
Vaskoev711/
Badkaev711/
Bakkaev711/
Vakov67249/
Bashkaev67139/
Boskhaev6781/
Bachayev6744/
Bakhiyev6729/
Baychaev6720/
Vekev6711/
Vokev678/
Vachiyev674/
Vacajeva672/
Vakujeva672/
Fakev672/
Bakhaiiv671/
Bokhayev671/
Botkhaev671/
Baytkaev671/
Baichaev671/
Bakajiev671/
Bachkaev671/
Votchaev671/

Vakhaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakhaev in the Georgian language
ვახაევიvakhaevi-
Vakhaev in the Russian language
Вахаевvahaev-

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