Gencheva Surname

89,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gencheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gencheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,1701:1,350199
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England251:2,228,72284,230
Greece141:791,41484,075
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Moldova41:890,34246,069
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Géncheva (1) are calculated separately.

Gencheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gencheva (Russian: Генчева) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Géncheva. Click here for further potential spellings of Gencheva.

How Common Is The Last Name Gencheva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 89,509th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,359,617 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gencheva live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Gencheva is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 5,170 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Bulgaria Gencheva is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 15 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 12 percent are found and Sliven Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Gencheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gencheva surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gencheva surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Gencheva earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $40,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Géncheva961/
Gentcheva9425/
Guencheva942/
Genchev934,601/
Encheva934,243/
Genceva931/
Guentcheva8924/
Gancheva886,231/
Gincheva88423/
Hencheva88218/
Sencheva88206/
Goncheva88152/
Zencheva88107/
Gentchev8862/
Entcheva8845/
Ghenceva8815/
Encheeva886/
Guenchev882/
Enchieva881/
Gyncheva881/
Gencseva881/
Genzheva881/
Enchev864,066/
Gencev8618/
Enceva863/
Yenchevad8265/
Chencheva8264/
Gendzheva8248/
Gonchaeva8239/
Genzheeva8233/
Guentchev8232/
Ganchaeva8214/
Gentschev8210/
Genzhieva824/
Ganchieva822/
Gintcheva821/
Ginchev80385/
Henchev80199/
Entchev8063/
Incheva8037/
Gencsev8015/
Ghencev8014/
Senceva803/
Gynchev802/
Encheev801/
Gencheb801/
Günchev801/
Chenchieva7811/
Gendzheeva7810/
Gendzhieva788/
Guintcheva782/
Yennchevad781/
Guentchéva781/
Encev772/
Yoncheva751,794/
Gencebay75207/
Hincheva7581/
Gendzhev7548/
Genzheev7545/
Gencheff7540/
Ioncheva7535/
Entschev7528/
Inchevad7520/
Zincheva7510/
Genjeeva7510/
Sincheva759/
Genzhiev756/
Hyncheva753/
Endzheva752/
Senchiva751/
Inchieva751/
Incheeva751/
Emcheeva751/
Enzheeva751/
Gintchev751/
Gentseva751/
Jincheva751/
Zyncheva751/
Genqueva751/
Hemcheva751/
Chincheva7152/
Inchev7139/
Yenchewad7128/
Gendzhiev7123/
Gendzheev7120/
Iontcheva7119/
Chyncheva7118/
Gentschew7117/
Encsev7115/
Guintchev7111/
Genzhebay718/
Zincheeva715/
Yontcheva715/
Eanchewad713/
Emchev713/
Hendzheva713/
Zhensheva712/
Gincev711/
Sincheeva711/
Gentcheff711/
Sendzheva711/
Genjev711/
Enchef711/
Gaentseva711/
Zyncheeva711/
Yonchev671,715/
Encheff6782/
Hinchev6769/
Ionchev6714/
Gentscheff6712/
Chenchevoi6711/
Cinceva678/
Guentcheff678/
Inchiev677/
Gençsev677/
Zemceva675/
Genjeev675/
Inzheva674/
Hynchev674/
Ginzhev673/
Enchyov672/
Chinchieva672/
Chinchevad672/
Jemceva672/
Entseva672/
Endzhev672/
Chenchevoy671/
Sinceva671/
Incheev671/
Emcheev671/
Emtceva671/
Emtchev671/
Gentsev671/
Zengeva671/
Senzeva671/
Henchew671/
Ghenciv671/
Chyncheeva671/

Gencheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gencheva in the Russian language
Генчеваgenceva-

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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 Gencheva
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