Balčev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Balčev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balčev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Balcev (2) are calculated separately.

Balčev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balčev is most common in North Macedonia. It may occur in the variant forms: Balcev. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balčev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Balčev live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 700,491. In North Macedonia Balčev is most numerous in: Skopje, where 67 percent are found and Southwestern, where 33 percent are found. Apart from North Macedonia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balcev942/
Valčev835/
Balčevová802/
Balchev77418/
Baltsev77155/
Balziev771/
Balzaev771/
Balcheva71406/
Balzhiev71221/
Baltseva7192/
Baulchev7119/
Baltchev7117/
Balzhaev7115/
Baldzhev7110/
Baldzhiev67537/
Volčev6727/
Baulcheva6712/
Baltschev6711/
Valcev675/
Balcevova671/
Valčevová671/
Balzov671/

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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
  • 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 Balčev
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