Family name Ажаев (Ajaev 
, Ажаев 
, Azhaev) , around the world, is a very rare cognomen. The family name Ажаев is habitual in Belarus, where it is a very rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Ажаев is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ajaev | United States, India |
| Ажаев | Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
| Azhayev | Russia |
|
василий николаевич ажаев Soviet writer, RU (b. 1915) |
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