Decheva Surname
Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname
Decheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1,972 | 1:3,539 | 506 |
| Ukraine | 149 | 1:305,521 | 38,855 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| Moldova | 26 | 1:136,976 | 14,869 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Decheva Demographics
Decheva Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Decheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Decheva (Russian: Дечева) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Decheva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Decheva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 185,616th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,192,092 people. The surname Decheva occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Decheva live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Decheva is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,972 people, or 1 in 3,539. In Bulgaria Decheva is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 15 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Bulgaria it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Decheva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Decheva surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Decheva earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Decheva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Decheva in the Russian language | ||
| Дечева | deceva | - |
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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 Decheva
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