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 or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilchev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Bilchev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bilchev are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bilchev is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 79,306. In Bulgaria Bilchev is mostly concentrated in: Ruse Province, where 83 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 6 percent are found and Sofia Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria Bilchev is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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