Kerchev Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Kerchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 223 | 1:31,296 | 2,458 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kerchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerchev (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺮﺷﻒ, Russian: Керчев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerchev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 928,396th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Kerchev is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kerchev are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kerchev is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 31,296. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Ruse Province, where 37 percent reside, Burgas Province, where 12 percent reside and Varna Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Bulgaria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerchev in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﺮﺷﻒ | khrshf | - |
| Kerchev in the Russian language | ||
| Керчев | kercev | - |
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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 Kerchev
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