Zmeev Surname

156,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zmeev Surname User-submission:

The Zmeev surname is a patronymic form of Zmei, meaning 'snake'.

Zmeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,3921:60,2527,824
Ukraine2841:160,29122,197
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Bulgaria231:303,43115,323
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Zmeev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zmeev surname is a patronymic form of Zmei, meaning 'snake'.

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Zmeev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zmeev (Russian: Змеев) is found most in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zmeev.

How Common Is The Last Name Zmeev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 156,205th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,598,982 people. The surname Zmeev occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Zmeev reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 2,392 people, or 1 in 60,252. In Russia Zmeev is most frequent in: Perm Krai, where 16 percent reside, Amur Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 10 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Zmeev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zmeev last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zmeev surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmeyev916/
Zmev892/
Zmeyeva836/
Zmejeva833/
Zmejevs831/
Zmaev80103/
Zmiev8049/
Zmyev8017/
Smeev803/
Zmeew801/
Zmeiv801/
Zhmaev73910/
Zmeyov73197/
Shmeev738/
Zmayev736/
Zmeyova67215/
Szmajev6726/
Zmeiova6710/
Zhmayev675/
Zmajevs673/
Shmeiev672/
Xmev671/
Zmef671/
Smev671/
Zmajeva671/

Zmeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zmeev in the Russian language
Змеевzmeev-

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