Zagaev Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zagaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zagaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Zagaev Last Name Facts

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

Zagaev (Russian: Загаев) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zagaev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zagaev reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in North Caucasus.

This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 791,885. In Russia Zagaev is most frequent in: Chechen Republic, where 46 percent live, Republic of Dagestan, where 23 percent live and Novgorod Oblast, where 15 percent live. Barring Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent live.

Zagaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (90%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzagaev92138/
Zangaev9237/
Zhagaev924/
Zagayev921/
Zaigaev921/
Dzhagaev86182/
Dzangaev865/
Zhangaev861/
Zagayeva861/
Zangayev861/
Sagaev831,134/
Zagoev8390/
Zagiev8368/
Jagaev8321/
Zegaev835/
Cagaev833/
Zogaev831/
Dzhangaev8026/
Dzhagaaev801/
Dzagoev771,979/
Shagaev771,510/
Chagaev77998/
Sangaev77635/
Tsagaev77155/
Zaghoev7799/
Dzagiev7740/
Zhagiev7714/
Saygaev7713/
Sakgaev778/
Sagayev773/
Dzogaev772/
Tjagaev771/
Zagayov771/
Zhagoev771/
Jagauev771/
Sagaiev771/
Zagov7332/
Sagev7314/
Sagav7310/
Zangiyev71150/
Shangaev7137/
Dzhagiev7120/
Dzhagoev718/
Jagajeev714/
Dzhogaev713/
Zangiiev711/
Sagiev671,725/
Saghav67490/
Dzhangoev6764/
Segaev6748/
Sogaev6737/
Dzagov6734/
Zagaib6722/
Jagoev674/
Saygav674/
Sagoev674/
Jagaiv673/
Zhagov673/
Zogaeb672/
Tschagaev671/
Sagaeb671/
Zagoiv671/
Sagaew671/

Zagaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zagaev in the Russian language
Загаевzagaev-

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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
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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 Zagaev
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