Bilchev Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bilchev Surname User-submission:

Bilchev is a north-east Bulgarian surname descended from the name Bilcho.

Bilchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria881:79,3064,982
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Bilchev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bilchev is a north-east Bulgarian surname descended from the name Bilcho.

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Bilchev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bilchev (Russian: Билчев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilchev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Bilchev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bilchev reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bilchev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 79,306. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Ruse Province, where 83 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 6 percent are found and Sofia Province, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bilcheva93114/
Biolchev938/
Biolcheva888/
Biltcheva881/
Belchev862,156/
Bilchov865/
Vilchev863/
Bylchev861/
Belcheva802,372/
Beltchev8055/
Belchaev8023/
Biltceva805/
Vilcheva801/
Vlchev7773/
Bilsev7751/
Belcev7730/
Vilcev771/
Beltcheva7530/
Velchev713,308/
Belshev7155/
Belchov7143/
Belchew7125/
Vlcheva7115/
Belceva719/
Bilkeev718/
Vylchev717/
Vlechev717/
Belcsev712/
Beglicheev712/
Vilchef711/
Vilshev711/
Blcheff711/
Vilzhev711/
Velcheva673,528/
Belcheff6782/
Belsheva6767/
Veltchev6753/
Vylcheva6720/
Belkheev678/
Vlcev673/
Bielczew672/
Veldchev671/
Blkev671/
Belhchew671/
Belchesf671/
Belchefp671/
Bellshev671/
Beglicev671/
Bylsheva671/
Vilcheff671/
Belkheva671/

Bilchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilchev in the Russian language
Билчевbilcev-

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