Galchev Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Galchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 217 | 1:32,161 | 2,506 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Georgia | 39 | 1:96,040 | 8,610 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Galchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galchev (Georgian: გალჩევი, Russian: Гальчев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Galchev.
How Common Is The Last Name Galchev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 839,220th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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.
It is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 32,161. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 27 percent live, Pazardzhik Province, where 26 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 22 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galcheva | 93 | 457 | / |
| Galchaev | 93 | 12 | / |
| Alchev | 92 | 45 | / |
| Galcev | 92 | 17 | / |
| Galtcheva | 88 | 1 | / |
| Golchev | 86 | 172 | / |
| Alchiev | 86 | 74 | / |
| Alcheva | 86 | 52 | / |
| Galchov | 86 | 35 | / |
| Alcheev | 86 | 32 | / |
| Halchev | 86 | 21 | / |
| Galceva | 86 | 14 | / |
| Galshev | 86 | 4 | / |
| Altchev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Galtcev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alcev | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ailchiev | 80 | 142 | / |
| Golcheva | 80 | 87 | / |
| Aglichev | 80 | 55 | / |
| Halcheva | 80 | 28 | / |
| Galdzhev | 80 | 16 | / |
| Galeshev | 80 | 10 | / |
| Aylchiev | 80 | 7 | / |
| Galchyov | 80 | 3 | / |
| Galsshev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Galzhiev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Golcheev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galshiev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Altcheev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ailcheva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olchev | 77 | 92 | / |
| Alzhev | 77 | 69 | / |
| Golcev | 77 | 18 | / |
| Galzev | 77 | 11 | / |
| Galčev | 77 | 9 | / |
| Alciev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Halcev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alceev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galdzheva | 75 | 41 | / |
| Galdzhiev | 75 | 22 | / |
| Aglicheev | 75 | 9 | / |
| Galesheva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alchsheva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galtsev | 71 | 1,959 | / |
| Olcheva | 71 | 84 | / |
| Galkiev | 71 | 67 | / |
| Alkheev | 71 | 28 | / |
| Golshev | 71 | 16 | / |
| Alzheev | 71 | 13 | / |
| Golceva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Galesev | 71 | 6 | / |
| Alchefe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Galkeev | 71 | 5 | / |
| Galzeva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alzhiev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alcheff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aldzhev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Golcevs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ailciev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galckiv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galtseva | 67 | 2,357 | / |
| Goleshev | 67 | 56 | / |
| Alçev | 67 | 19 | / |
| Golsheva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alčev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olcev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Golcheff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holcheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aljev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aldzheev | 67 | 1 | / |
Galchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galchev in the Georgian language | ||
| გალჩევი | galchevi | 95.35 |
| გალჩევ | galchev | 4.65 |
| Galchev in the Russian language | ||
| Гальчев | galcev | - |
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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 Galchev
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