Baldjiev Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Baldjiev Surname User-submission:
Baldzhev is rare Bulgarian surname that sounds quite exotic, even to Bulgarians. It is hard to pronounce and write correctly. The name comes from the Turkish word, bal, which means 'honey'. The name actually refers to a 'honey-bee keeper' and is a literal description of a person's occupation, used as an address towards people with that occupation since the beginning of the Ottoman's Empire invasion of Bulgarian territory in the late 14th century.
Read More About This SurnameBaldjiev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Baldjiev Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Baldzhev is rare Bulgarian surname that sounds quite exotic, even to Bulgarians. It is hard to pronounce and write correctly. The name comes from the Turkish word, bal, which means 'honey'. The name actually refers to a 'honey-bee keeper' and is a literal description of a person's occupation, used as an address towards people with that occupation since the beginning of the Ottoman's Empire invasion of Bulgarian territory in the late 14th century.
- cigitoBaldjiev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baldjiev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baldjiev is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baldjiev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Baldjiev occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Baldjiev reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Baldjiev is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside. Besides South Africa Baldjiev exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 33 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Baldjiev
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis