Zverev Surname

15,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zverev Surname User-submission:

The surname Zverev(a) derives from a Russian word зверь, meaning 'beast'. There are said to be three roots of the surname's origin. Firstly, the surname was given for a beast like appearance or to someone with a short temper. Secondly, the surname could have been given to all families coming from the same geographical location, for example a village or an area named Zverevo (other known variants Zveryevo, Zveryanovsk, etc.

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Zverev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia32,7301:4,403512
Ukraine2,3121:19,6902,733
Kazakhstan6491:27,2463,812
Belarus4581:20,7453,495
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Kyrgyzstan961:62,2158,540
Uzbekistan871:355,5079,237
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Transnistria261:18,2583,307
Azerbaijan251:385,9658,091
Georgia211:178,35911,356
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Moldova151:237,42521,121
England131:4,286,005132,302
Finland81:687,08836,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Zvěrev (3) are calculated separately.

Zverev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zverev(a) derives from a Russian word зверь, meaning 'beast'. There are said to be three roots of the surname's origin. Firstly, the surname was given for a beast like appearance or to someone with a short temper. Secondly, the surname could have been given to all families coming from the same geographical location, for example a village or an area named Zverevo (other known variants Zveryevo, Zveryanovsk, etc.). Thirdly, Zver' or Zverev was a rare nickname given in seminaries, religious institutions often adjoined to monasteries.

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The Zverev surname is a patronymic form of Zver, meaning 'beast'.

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Zverev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zverev (Georgian: ზვერევი, Russian: Зверев) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zvěrev. For other potential spellings of Zverev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zverev? popularity and diffusion

Zverev is the 15,167th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 198,414 people. Zverev occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Zverev live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zverev is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 32,730 people, or 1 in 4,403. In Russia it is most frequent in: Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 11 percent live, Moscow, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Besides Russia this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Zverev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zverev last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zverev surname are 6.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zverev earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $49,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvěrev943/
Zvereva9234,098/
Zverevs92130/
Zvereev922/
Zveerev921/
Zvieriev865/
Zverov8393/
Sverev8341/
Zveriv8316/
Zverew835/
Zveref834/
Zvyrev831/
Zvarev831/
Zvereff7737/
Tsverev7710/
Zvireva778/
Zveryov777/
Zvyreva775/
Svereva773/
Zhverov771/
Tsvereva7116/
Zwerew6713/
Sverepova6712/
Sverov6710/
Zvěrevová673/
Svirev673/
Svarev673/
Zuereb672/
Zvarov672/
Zvorov671/
Svyrev671/

Zverev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zverev in the Georgian language
ზვერევიzverevi-
Zverev in the Russian language
Зверевzverev-

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