Koleshev Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Koleshev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 60 | 1:116,315 | 6,867 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Koleshev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koleshev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koleshev (Russian: Колешев) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Koleshev.
How Common Is The Last Name Koleshev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koleshev is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Koleshev is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Koleshev reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Koleshev is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 116,315. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Haskovo Province, where 53 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 27 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koleshev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koleshev in the Russian language | ||
| Колешев | kolesev | - |
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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 Koleshev
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