Klechev Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Klechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1:332,329 | 16,416 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
Klechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klechev (Russian: Клечев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Klechev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klechev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klechev live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Klechev is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 332,329. In Bulgaria Klechev is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 90 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klechev in the Russian language | ||
| Клечев | klecev | - |
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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 Klechev
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