Chunev Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Chunev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chunev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chunev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chunev (Russian: Чунев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chunev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chunev is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Chunev is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Chunev live; 69 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Chunev is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 775,434. In Bulgaria Chunev is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 67 percent reside, Pernik Province, where 11 percent reside and Pleven Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria Chunev is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chunaev92535/
Chuneev9236/
Chuneva9212/
Chuenev921/
Chuhnev921/
Cunev91100/
Hunev9153/
Chuhneva864/
Chugneev862/
Chuhneev861/
Chonev83177/
Chinev83131/
Zhunev8375/
Chunov8364/
Hutnev8347/
Shunev8322/
Khunev832/
Huhnev831/
Chinaev77444/
Dzhunev77149/
Chiniev7732/
Shuneva7721/
Shuneev7711/
Chuynov7711/
Chuhnov7710/
Chunyov774/
Zhhunev772/
Chuneiw772/
Chaunov772/
Shuhnev771/
Chienev771/
Shutnev771/
Khuneev771/
Choniev771/
Chunitv771/
Shumnev771/
Shunnev771/
Chouneb771/
Sunev7342/
Junev7319/
Zunev7316/
Hünev7312/
Hunef732/
Huneb731/
Honev731/
Cunew731/
Huniv731/
Khungeev7141/
Shungeev7118/
Cunevová714/
Cunevova712/
Chinov67295/
Cunnew67194/
Chinef6753/
Suneva6742/
Hünnev6738/
Suniev6732/
Hunnef6730/
Huneef6728/
Suneev6713/
Zuniev6713/
Czonev6712/
Chiniv6712/
Honeev6710/
Hunief675/
Tsunev674/
Dzunev673/
Hutněv673/
Chinav672/
Juneav672/
Sutnev671/
Chinew671/
Huneif671/
Shuneb671/
Hunepe671/
Hunife671/
Juhnev671/
Sounev671/
Saunev671/
Huneaw671/
Cuneff670/

Chunev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chunev in the Russian language
Чуневcunev-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chunev
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