Balchev Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Balchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3011:23,1861,990
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Balchev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balchev (Russian: Бальчев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Balchev.

How Common Is The Last Name Balchev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 703,644th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Balchev reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 23,186. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Dobrich Province, where 22 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent live and Varna Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Balchev Last Name Statistics demography

Balchev earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balcheva93406/
Baulchev9319/
Baltchev9317/
Balchaev935/
Balchiev935/
Balcev922/
Baulcheva8812/
Baltschev8811/
Valchev868,234/
Belchev862,156/
Bolchev8664/
Balchov8613/
Balceva862/
Valcheva808,934/
Balzhiev80221/
Valtchev80113/
Bolcheva8063/
Balkhiev8035/
Balkheev8028/
Belchaev8023/
Baldzhev8010/
Balsheva805/
Balchiov803/
Baleshev803/
Balshiev803/
Balchhav802/
Bolschev801/
Boltchev801/
Valcev775/
Balčev774/
Balsev771/
Baldzhiev75537/
Valtcheva7572/
Balesheva7517/
Baldzheva7510/
Baltschew752/
Baltcheff751/
Balcevova751/
Bolshev71329/
Baltsev71155/
Volchev71109/
Belchov7143/
Valcsev7125/
Belchew7125/
Bolchov7115/
Balkeev7113/
Walchef7112/
Balkiev7110/
Balgiev714/
Valchef713/
Valshev712/
Balziev711/
Bolceva711/
Balshiv711/
Bolsheva67378/
Volcheva67124/
Valcheff67123/
Baltseva6792/
Belcheff6782/
Baldžiev6742/
Walcheff6728/
Bolzhiev679/
Valeshev676/
Valdzhev675/
Bolschew671/
Volchiev671/
Balzhitv671/
Belhchew671/

Balchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balchev in the Russian language
Бальчевbalcev-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balchev
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