Zvereva Surname

16,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zvereva 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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Zvereva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia29,6561:4,860580
Ukraine2,7711:16,4282,212
Kazakhstan6501:27,2043,809
Belarus3101:30,6495,322
Latvia1051:19,5242,948
Kyrgyzstan961:62,2158,540
Uzbekistan931:332,5718,901
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Transnistria661:7,1921,392
Lithuania451:67,43510,050
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
Georgia181:208,08612,109
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France51:13,284,544357,392
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Zvereva 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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Zvereva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zvereva (Georgian: ზვერევა, Russian: Зверева) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zvereva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,297th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 213,724 people. Zvereva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Zvereva live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 29,656 people, or 1 in 4,860. In Russia Zvereva is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 8 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Zvereva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (92%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zvereva surname are 14.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Zvereva earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zverevas934/
Zverieva931/
Zvereeva931/
Zveraeva931/
Zverev9236,729/
Zvareva86586/
Zverevs86130/
Zveriva8633/
Zverevo8623/
Zvireva868/
Zvyreva865/
Svereva863/
Zvereev862/
Zverewa861/
Zveerev861/
Zvoreva861/
Zveryva861/
Zverzheeva829/
Tsvereva8016/
Zveryova8013/
Zvieriev805/
Zhvareva801/
Zverevoy801/
Sverev7741/
Zveriv7716/
Zverew775/
Zveref774/
Zvěrev773/
Zvyrev771/
Zvirevo711,389/
Zvarewa71113/
Zvereff7137/
Zvirava7122/
Zveryov717/
Zwerewa714/
Zwareva713/
Svireva713/
Svyreva713/
Svereba712/
Svareva711/
Zvairewa6713/
Tsvyreva674/
Tsvireva673/
Svireeva672/
Svareeva671/
Svoraeva671/
Zverovoy671/

Zvereva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zvereva in the Georgian language
ზვერევაzvereva-
Zvereva in the Russian language
Звереваzvereva-

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