Koltev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Koltev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koltev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Koltev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koltev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Koltev (Russian: Колтев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Koltev.

How Common Is The Last Name Koltev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Koltev reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 436,182. In Bulgaria Koltev is most numerous in: Sofia Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koltaev9280/
Kolteva9223/
Kolteev9221/
Koltoev921/
Kholtaev866/
Koltov8365/
Kaltaev77866/
Kalteva7753/
Kalteev7716/
Kulteva777/
Kaltiev773/
Kholtov771/
Kolthov771/
Khaltaev71152/
Koltyshv713/
Khalteev712/
Coltov6729/
Kaltav6715/
Kaltov672/
Koltip671/
Kaltew670/
Khaltov622/
Kaltepe621/
Kaltippe572/
Kalthoeff532/
Kaltip501/
Coltif501/

Koltev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koltev in the Russian language
Колтевkoltev-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Koltev
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