Chenev Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Chenev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 61 | 1:114,408 | 6,759 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chenev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chenev (Russian: Ченев) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,394,033rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Chenev live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Chenev is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 114,408. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Silistra Province, where 38 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 23 percent are found and Varna Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chenev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chenev in the Russian language | ||
| Ченев | cenev | - |
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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 Chenev
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