Foncev Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Foncev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foncev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fončev (17) are calculated separately.

Foncev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foncev is found most in Bulgaria. It can be found in the variant forms: Fončev. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foncev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Foncev reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Foncev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 6,978,905. In Bulgaria Foncev is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fončev9417/
Fonchev9212/
Foncheva8615/
Fancev8333/
Fonsev831/
Fončeva779/
Fomchev775/
Fonseva774/
Fanchev773/
Voincev771/
Fomcevs771/
Foncheb771/
Fancheva713/
Foncheff711/
Fomntsev711/
Vancev6721/
Foungchew671/
Fančev671/
Fonsov671/

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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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  • 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 Foncev
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