Galchev Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Galchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2171:32,1612,506
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Georgia391:96,0408,610
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Galchev Last Name Facts

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

Galchev (Georgian: გალჩევი, Russian: Гальчев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galchev? popularity and diffusion

Galchev is the 839,220th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Galchev are found; 66 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 32,161. In Bulgaria Galchev is mostly concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 27 percent are found, Pazardzhik Province, where 26 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galcheva93457/
Galchaev9312/
Alchev9245/
Galcev9217/
Galtcheva881/
Golchev86172/
Alchiev8674/
Alcheva8652/
Galchov8635/
Alcheev8632/
Halchev8621/
Galceva8614/
Galshev864/
Altchev862/
Galtcev862/
Alcev833/
Ailchiev80142/
Golcheva8087/
Aglichev8055/
Halcheva8028/
Galdzhev8016/
Galeshev8010/
Aylchiev807/
Galchyov803/
Galsshev802/
Galzhiev802/
Golcheev801/
Galshiev801/
Altcheev801/
Ailcheva801/
Olchev7792/
Alzhev7769/
Golcev7718/
Galzev7711/
Galčev779/
Alciev772/
Halcev771/
Alceev771/
Galdzheva7541/
Galdzhiev7522/
Aglicheev759/
Galesheva752/
Alchsheva751/
Galtsev711,959/
Olcheva7184/
Galkiev7167/
Alkheev7128/
Golshev7116/
Alzheev7113/
Golceva719/
Galesev716/
Alchefe715/
Galkeev715/
Galzeva713/
Alzhiev712/
Alcheff711/
Aldzhev711/
Golcevs711/
Ailciev711/
Galckiv711/
Galtseva672,357/
Goleshev6756/
Alçev6719/
Golsheva677/
Alčev676/
Olcev675/
Golcheff673/
Holcheva672/
Aljev671/
Algev671/
Aldzheev671/

Galchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galchev in the Georgian language
გალჩევიgalchevi95.35
გალჩევgalchev4.65
Galchev in the Russian language
Гальчевgalcev-

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Footnotes

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