Gechev Surname
Approximately 686 people bear this surname
Gechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 672 | 1:10,385 | 1,169 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Gechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gechev (Russian: Гечев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gechev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 484,676th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. Gechev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gechev live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 10,385. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found, Lovech Province, where 15 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gechev in the Russian language | ||
| Гечев | gecev | - |
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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 Gechev
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