Chilev Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Chilev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 186 | 1:37,521 | 2,803 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Chilev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilev (Russian: Чилев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chilev.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Chilev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Chilev are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 37,521. In Bulgaria Chilev is mostly found in: Pazardzhik Province, where 33 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 30 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Georgia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilev in the Russian language | ||
| Чилев | cilev | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chilev
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis