Delčev Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Delčev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delčev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1341:53,3215,103
North Macedonia351:60,0426,129
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Delcev (24) are calculated separately.

Delčev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delčev is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Delcev. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delčev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delčev is the 1,315,412th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Delčev occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Delčev live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 53,321. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Pirot District, where 57 percent live, Bor District, where 10 percent live and Belgrade, where 8 percent live. Beside Serbia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 20 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delcev9424/
Delčeva9240/
Delčevová803/
Delchev773,359/
Deltsev7712/
Delcsev778/
Delcheva713,405/
Deltchev7178/
Deltseva718/
Deldchev711/
Deltcheva6754/
Delciv671/
Delchef6269/
Dilchev6253/
Deltsef623/
Dilcheva5754/
Delcheff571/
Deltcheb571/
Dellchew571/
Diltchev571/
Deltcheff533/
Delcheffe531/
Deltscheff505/

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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
  • 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 Delčev
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