Zaev Surname

247,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Zaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,3041:110,52413,402
Ukraine1101:413,84349,665
North Macedonia531:39,6504,525
Bulgaria511:136,8417,953
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
Belarus311:306,48634,064
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Zaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaev (Russian: Заев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,748th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,540,527 people. Zaev is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zaev are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zaev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 1,304 people, or 1 in 110,524. In Russia Zaev is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Tyumen Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.

Zaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zaev are 10.51% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zaev earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rzaev896,291/
Ziaev891,421/
Zaiev8966/
Zayev8946/
Zajev8912/
Dzaev894/
Zhaev891/
Zauev891/
Zev8679/
Zav8634/
Rzayev8039,871/
Zagiev8068/
Zaieva8041/
Zayeva8025/
Rzajev8016/
Dzhaev8014/
Zhaaev8012/
Zahaev8010/
Zayyev8010/
Zajeva806/
Zsayev806/
Zahyev805/
Rzaeyv804/
Rzhaev804/
Rzauev803/
Rzaiev803/
Zaheev802/
Zaihev801/
Zuev7547,138/
Zeev75584/
Saev75513/
Zoev75144/
Ziev75106/
Ćaev7543/
Zhev757/
Jaev755/
Zeav755/
Čaev755/
Zeuv754/
Zhav753/
Zaiv753/
Dzev753/
Zavf752/
Zyev752/
Zaef751/
Dzav751/
Zaew751/
Zavh751/
Zejv751/
Zevw751/
Zevh751/
Czev751/
Zhagiev7314/
Dzhaaev739/
Dzhaiev738/
Rzayeev731/
Rzhayev731/
Rzzayev731/
Dzheaev731/
Zhaieva731/
Zuyev671,555/
Chaev67734/
Saiev67491/
Saaev67456/
Zujev67283/
Sahev67234/
Zayeb67207/
Zhuev6793/
Zeafe6763/
Jaevd6759/
Zouev6742/
Dzoev6738/
Sayev6732/
Zayef6727/
Zeiev6720/
Zuiev6716/
Ziyev6713/
Zayov6713/
Sauev6712/
Dzhav6712/
Zaief6712/
Zaeff6711/
Zahef6711/
Giaev677/
Zajov677/
Dzhaieva676/
Dzhahaev676/
Zaieb675/
Ziyav674/
Zhyev674/
Zeyev674/
Zajfe674/
Tsaev673/
Zhoev673/
Rzoev673/
Zioev673/
Zahiv673/
Dzhahyev673/
Zoyev672/
Dzhev672/
Jajev672/
Zheev671/
Rzaiv671/
Rzayv671/
Jawev671/
Dzeev671/
Zhiev671/
Zayav671/
Zieyv671/
Zaehb671/
Zahaeiev671/
Zeaew671/
Zaife671/
Zajav671/
Zajew671/
Cahev671/
Zyiev671/
Zaiav671/
Zaweb671/
Jhaev671/

Zaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaev in the Russian language
Заевzaev-

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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 Zaev
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