Zotev Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zotev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zotev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1851:779,04464,443
Bulgaria1391:50,2083,448
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

The alternate forms: Žotev (2) are calculated separately.

Zotev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zotev (Russian: Зотев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Žotev. For other possible spellings of Zotev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zotev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 827,165th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Zotev is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Zotev reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 779,044. In Russia it is mostly found in: Perm Krai, where 35 percent are found, Volgograd Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 41 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Zotev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Zotev last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žotev932/
Zoteev91892/
Zoteva91479/
Zhotev9194/
Zotaev9122/
Zotiev913/
Zostev911/
Zhoteva83120/
Zhotoev8342/
Dzhotev834/
Zhotaev834/
Zooteev831/
Zotov8034,966/
Jotev8058/
Sotev8027/
Zatev803/
Zotiv801/
Zutev801/
Cotev801/
Dzhoteva775/
Dzhotoev772/
Dzhotaev771/
Zoitov731,144/
Zateev731,100/
Zataev73311/
Sotiev73221/
Dzotov73106/
Sotaev7381/
Shotev7371/
Zatiev7332/
Soteva7331/
Zhutev7322/
Zetiev7312/
Chotev738/
Sotoev737/
Soteev735/
Zateva735/
Cothev733/
Zhotov733/
Zhetev733/
Zateiv733/
Žoteva732/
Dzatev732/
Zotepe731/
Zgutev731/
Soytev731/
Sothev731/
Dzhootaev711/
Dzotefe67428/
Sottaev67340/
Shoteva6767/
Zhuteva6732/
Zhataev6730/
Dzhutev6719/
Zhetiev6715/
Zheteev6713/
Dzhotov6712/
Choteva6711/
Sottiev6710/
Shostev678/
Dzetiev678/
Dzatiev677/
Dzhatev677/
Zhateev676/
Tsotaev676/
Zhuteev675/
Zhustev675/
Chothev672/
Soytiev671/
Dzeteev671/
Zhetaev671/
Shotiev671/

Zotev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zotev in the Russian language
Зотевzotev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zotev
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