Gunchev Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Gunchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 420 | 1:16,616 | 1,605 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Günchev (1) are calculated separately.
Gunchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gunchev (Russian: Гунчев) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Günchev. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunchev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunchev is the 622,538th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. Gunchev is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gunchev reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Gunchev is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 16,616. In Bulgaria Gunchev is mostly found in: Plovdiv Province, where 25 percent reside, Pazardzhik Province, where 15 percent reside and Varna Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Günchev | 95 | 1 | / |
| Guncheva | 93 | 481 | / |
| Unchev | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ginchev | 86 | 385 | / |
| Gonchev | 86 | 145 | / |
| Hunchev | 86 | 8 | / |
| Uncheva | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gunchov | 86 | 2 | / |
| Unchiev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunchew | 86 | 0 | / |
| Uncev | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gountcheva | 82 | 4 | / |
| Huncheva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Guncheff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onchev | 77 | 146 | / |
| Gunčev | 77 | 13 | / |
| Guntschew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gunčeva | 71 | 26 | / |
| Humchev | 71 | 15 | / |
| Unkheev | 71 | 15 | / |
| Guntsev | 71 | 11 | / |
| Unzhiev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gonchiv | 71 | 3 | / |
| Honchev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ginchov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Günkhev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gumshev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Undzhiev | 67 | 17 | / |
| Guntseva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goncheff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hundzhev | 67 | 2 | / |
Gunchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunchev in the Russian language | ||
| Гунчев | guncev | - |
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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 Gunchev
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