Baldjieva Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Baldjieva 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.

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Baldjieva Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Baldjieva Surname Meaning

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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.

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Baldjieva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baldjieva occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baldjieva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baldjieva is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Baldjieva reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Baldjieva is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Baldjieva is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 14 percent live and Italy, where 14 percent live.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baldieva9410/
Baldžieva8939/
Baldzhieva84538/
Valdieva821/
Boldieva821/
Balzhieva78238/
Balchieva787/
Boldzhieva742/
Balschieva741/
Boldyeva712/
Bolzhieva678/
Balzhyeva675/
Balsahaeva63110/
Bolşyeva591/
Bolzhyeva561/
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