Detev Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Detev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089

Detev Last Name Facts

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

Detev (Russian: Детев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Detev? popularity and diffusion

Detev is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Detev live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Detev is primarily found in: Samara Oblast, where 88 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Mongolia, where 27 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehtev91200/
Detiev9120/
Deteva917/
Dehteva83237/
Detov8026/
Datev8017/
Detav8010/
Dotev809/
Ditev807/
Detew805/
Deteb802/
Detef801/
Dytev801/
Datiev73301/
Dataev73207/
Deteuf73118/
Ditaev7314/
Dotaev7313/
Dateev7312/
Dahtev7310/
Diteva736/
Dyteva735/
Destef733/
Datoev732/
Detepe732/
Dotiev731/
Destep731/
Dettep731/
Deetew731/
Detiffe6771/
Daytiev6755/
Dattiev6730/
Desteph6724/
Dadteev6721/
Daytaev678/
Dottaev672/
Dyoteva671/
Dathaev671/
Dethefs671/
Dohtaev671/
Dodtaev671/
Destefe671/
Dettefs670/
Deistef670/

Detev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Detev in the Russian language
Детевdetev-

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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
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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 Detev
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