Vakhaeva Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vakhaeva 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'.

Vakhaeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2701:533,78948,476
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Vakhaeva 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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Vakhaeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vakhaeva (Russian: Вахаева) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakhaeva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Vakhaeva are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in North Caucasus.

Vakhaeva is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 533,789. In Russia Vakhaeva is most frequent in: Chechen Republic, where 52 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 16 percent live and Moscow, where 13 percent live. Excluding Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Vakhaeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Vakhaeva surname is primarily Muslim (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vakhaeva surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vakhaeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakhaeva in the Russian language
Вахаеваvahaeva-

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