Dechev Surname
Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname
Dechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1,863 | 1:3,746 | 546 |
| Ukraine | 137 | 1:332,282 | 41,630 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Moldova | 25 | 1:142,455 | 15,214 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Dechev Demographics
Average Dechev Salary in
United States
$18,047 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dechev (Russian: Дечев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dechev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dechev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 190,382nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Dechev reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Dechev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,863 people, or 1 in 3,746. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 13 percent reside and Stara Zagora Province, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria Dechev occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Dechev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
The amount Dechev earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 647.73% more than the national average, earning R 1,776,880 per year; in United States they earn 58.18% less than the national average, earning $18,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.04% more than the national average, earning $90,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dechev in the Russian language | ||
| Дечев | decev | - |
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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 Dechev
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