Kechev Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Kechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 134 | 1:52,081 | 3,535 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kechev (Georgian: კეჩევი, Russian: Кечев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kechev.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,380,086th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Kechev is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kechev are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 52,081. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Smolyan Province, where 28 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 24 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria Kechev occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechev in the Georgian language | ||
| კეჩევი | kechevi | - |
| Kechev in the Russian language | ||
| Кечев | kecev | - |
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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 Kechev
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