Elcheva Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Elcheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elcheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3331:432,80241,165
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Elcheva Last Name Facts

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

Elcheva (Russian: Елчева) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elcheva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 745,450th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. Elcheva occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Elcheva are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Elcheva is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 432,802. In Russia Elcheva is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 39 percent reside, Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Elcheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elcheva surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Elcheva surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elcheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elcheva in the Russian language
Елчеваelceva-

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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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  • 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 Elcheva
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