Balcheva Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Balcheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 290 | 1:24,065 | 2,046 |
| Ukraine | 81 | 1:562,009 | 62,582 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Balcheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balcheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balcheva (Russian: Бальчева) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balcheva? popularity and diffusion
Balcheva is the 718,674th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. Balcheva is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Balcheva are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 24,065. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Dobrich Province, where 23 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside and Varna Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria Balcheva occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balcheva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balcheva in the Russian language | ||
| Бальчева | balceva | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balcheva
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