Kelchev Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Kelchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 99 | 1:70,494 | 4,514 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kelchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelchev (Russian: Келчев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelchev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kelchev is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kelchev are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kelchev is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 70,494. In Bulgaria Kelchev is most prevalent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 52 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelcheva | 93 | 113 | / |
| Keltchev | 93 | 5 | / |
| Keltcheva | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kalchev | 86 | 3,756 | / |
| Kolchev | 86 | 1,854 | / |
| Klechev | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kelchov | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kelshev | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kilchev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalchaev | 80 | 642 | / |
| Kholchev | 80 | 238 | / |
| Kolchaev | 80 | 180 | / |
| Khalchev | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kilchaev | 80 | 20 | / |
| Klecheva | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kelsheva | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kyolchev | 80 | 9 | / |
| Klechcev | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kolcheev | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kalchiev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kylchaev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kilcheva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Celcev | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kelsev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kylcev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyolcheva | 75 | 7 | / |
| Khalcheev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khalchaev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Keldzhiev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kleshev | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kolchov | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kalchov | 71 | 37 | / |
| Kelsiev | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kolchew | 71 | 10 | / |
| Keltsev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Calchev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Colchev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klesheva | 67 | 79 | / |
| Keltsiev | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kalcheff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Keltseva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kolcheff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kylzhiev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kholchov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Klesceva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chilchev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klescevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klesheev | 67 | 1 | / |
Kelchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelchev in the Russian language | ||
| Келчев | kelcev | - |
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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 Kelchev
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