Vedev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Vedev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vedev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Vedev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vedev (Russian: Ведев) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vedev live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Vedev is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 536,839. In Bulgaria Vedev is most prevalent in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 38 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 31 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 23 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedeva9169/
Vedeev9151/
Vediev918/
Vedaev912/
Vedoev912/
Videv80972/
Vedav80208/
Vedov8061/
Vodev8051/
Bedev8044/
Fedev8032/
Vadev8011/
Vediv8010/
Videva731,028/
Bediev73254/
Vadeev7394/
Fedeev7390/
Bedeva7385/
Vadaev7381/
Fedaev7374/
Videev7347/
Vajdev7330/
Vidaev7324/
Bedeev7317/
Fedeva7315/
Vadiev7315/
Vodiev7312/
Vodeev735/
Vydaev735/
Vadhev734/
Fedoev733/
Vodaev732/
Vydeev731/
Vaidev731/
Vedhav731/
Veadov731/
Vidoev731/
Beydiev6749/
Vaydiev678/
Vajdaev675/
Votdaev671/
Vehedov671/
Vaidiev671/

Vedev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vedev in the Russian language
Ведевvedev-

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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 Vedev
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