Vorzhev Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vorzhev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorzhev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6001:240,20525,636
Ukraine521:875,43685,376
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Vorzhev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vorzhev (Russian: Воржев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vorzhev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorzhev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 494,499th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vorzhev reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 240,205. In Russia it is primarily found in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Belgorod Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Voronezh Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Vorzhev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vorzhev surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.94% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorzheva93780/
Vorzheev932/
Vozhev9248/
Vorzev925/
Vorzhov8694/
Vozheva8636/
Vozzhev8617/
Verzhev8613/
Vorshev8611/
Borzhev863/
Varzhev862/
Vorziev862/
Vorzevs861/
Borzhiev8057/
Vorsheva8032/
Verzhaev8010/
Borzheev809/
Varzheva808/
Vozzheva806/
Borzheva802/
Vorcheev801/
Vorsheev801/
Varzhiev801/
Verdzhev801/
Bozhev77419/
Vazhev7795/
Borzev7721/
Hvorev7715/
Vorzov7712/
Voreva774/
Voziev774/
Vozeva774/
Verzev772/
Voyzev771/
Vozzev771/
Vardzhiev7527/
Vozhzheva754/
Bordzheev754/
Vorshchev751/
Borziev71277/
Varziev71198/
Vazheva71137/
Varchev71128/
Borchev7180/
Borshev7154/
Varzaev7137/
Bozheev7133/
Forshev7130/
Varzhov7121/
Varshev7119/
Hvoreva7118/
Borzeev7115/
Vershev7114/
Borzeva718/
Varzoev716/
Barzhev714/
Vorzepf713/
Vorshov713/
Burzhev712/
Vortsev712/
Verzaev712/
Verzhov711/
Verzhiv711/
Vorževs711/
Vazheev711/
Bozev67343/
Borschev67329/
Varcheva67107/
Vozyv6793/
Varev6768/
Barzheev6763/
Varshaev6755/
Borev6751/
Borsheva6737/
Forsheva6720/
Varsheva6717/
Vuzev6711/
Voziv679/
Barzheva679/
Vershiev676/
Varsheev674/
Voryv674/
Voorheef674/
Vartchev672/
Barzhiev672/
Vazev672/
Vortsaev671/
Vosev671/
Vurev671/
Voriv671/
Varcheev671/

Vorzhev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vorzhev in the Russian language
Воржевvorzev-

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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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  • 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 Vorzhev
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