Filcheva Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Filcheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filcheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria7511:9,2931,065
Russia1291:1,117,23383,491
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Filcheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filcheva (Russian: Фильчева) is found most in Bulgaria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Filcheva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 385,006th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Filcheva are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Filcheva is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 9,293. In Bulgaria Filcheva is primarily found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 22 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 19 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.

Filcheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Filcheva surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filtcheva944/
Filchaeva944/
Filchev93849/
Filceva9327/
Fylcheva885/
Felcheva883/
Filchiva883/
Vilcheva881/
Filsheva881/
Filtchev881/
Filcev8630/
Filčeva8025/
Fylchev805/
Vilchev803/
Filjeva801/
Filchiv801/
Vielchieva781/
Velcheva753,528/
Filtseva7568/
Vylcheva7520/
Vulcheva7512/
Felsheva759/
Filchyov754/
Filkeeva752/
Filtshev751/
Fylechev751/
Fletchev751/
Filčev7125/
Vlceva713/
Filtschew711/
Velchev673,308/
Filtsev6795/
Velceva6730/
Vylchev677/
Failchawey671/
Vilzhev671/
Vilchef671/

Filcheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filcheva in the Russian language
Фильчеваfilceva-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filcheva
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