Cholev Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Cholev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 243 | 1:28,720 | 2,335 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cholev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cholev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cholev (Russian: Чолев) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cholev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 948,111th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname Cholev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Cholev reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 28,720. In Bulgaria Cholev is primarily found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 37 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Bulgaria it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cholev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cholev in the Russian language | ||
| Чолев | colev | - |
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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
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- 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 Cholev
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