Zajev Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Zajev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zajev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918

Zajev Last Name Facts

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

Zajev is found most frequently in Estonia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zajev? popularity and diffusion

Zajev is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zajev live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Aside from Estonia Zajev is found in one country. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zajcev91330/
Rzajev9116/
Zajeva916/
Zaev891,605/
Zajzeva831/
Zujev80283/
Zaiev8066/
Zayev8046/
Sajev8017/
Zacev807/
Zajov807/
Zasev806/
Dzaev804/
Čajev804/
Zajfe804/
Ćajev802/
Jajev802/
Zazev801/
Zhaev801/
Zauev801/
Zajav801/
Zajew801/
Rzayev7339,871/
Sajeev733,608/
Zaseev731,188/
Zujeva73800/
Zaycev73685/
Sajeva73418/
Zujevs73376/
Zajcew7385/
Zagiev7368/
Zaieva7341/
Zaizev7338/
Zachev7337/
Ziazev7337/
Zaziev7333/
Zaysev7329/
Zayeva7325/
Shajev7320/
Saajev7319/
Zayzev7315/
Dzhaev7314/
Zasiev738/
Ćajeva738/
Zajova738/
Zaucev736/
Zsayev736/
Zahyev735/
Rzauev733/
Rzaiev733/
Tzejev733/
Zarzev732/
Sahjev732/
Saijev732/
Zaheev732/
Dzgaev731/
Zotjev731/
Zatcev731/
Zaihev731/
Zajipe731/
Sajzev731/
Zeajew731/
Zuev6747,138/
Zeev67584/
Saev67513/
Zaytcev67248/
Zoev67144/
Zaychev67128/
Zaeb6748/
Zacheva6746/
Ćaev6743/
Dzagiev6740/
Shahjev6735/
Zajf6735/
Zaizeva6733/
Zhachev6729/
Zayzeva6728/
Zaichev6720/
Shajeev6716/
Zhagiev6714/
Dzhaiev678/
Zajceff677/
Zajb677/
Zeazeva675/
Zeav675/
Čaev675/
Ziaziev674/
Zeuv674/
Zhaziev674/
Zauchev673/
Zaiv673/
Zhazhev673/
Sahajev672/
Sajchev672/
Tzejiev672/
Dziojev672/
Zyev672/
Jeyv672/
Dzahyev672/
Zazhiev671/
Rzayeev671/
Rzhayev671/
Rzzayev671/
Jasjeev671/
Jajv671/
Dzhazev671/
Zhaieva671/
Zhazeev671/
Zakheev671/
Zacheev671/
Zachiev671/
Zaef671/
Zachevs671/
Saajeva671/
Zaep671/
Zaew671/
Zajp671/
Zajw671/
Zojv671/
Zejv671/
Xajv671/
Jeav671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zajev
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