Kovchev Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kovchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
Kovchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovchev (Russian: Ковчев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovchev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Kovchev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kovchev reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kovchev is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria Kovchev is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 67 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent live and Dobrich Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Bulgaria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovcheva | 93 | 14 | / |
| Kopchev | 86 | 260 | / |
| Kovshev | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kobchev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kovchov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kavchev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kopcheva | 80 | 271 | / |
| Koptchev | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kovsheva | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kopcheev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khopchev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kopcev | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kobcev | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kovzev | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khavchaev | 75 | 27 | / |
| Khopcheva | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kobzhev | 71 | 18 | / |
| Koptcev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kovtsev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kapchev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kavchov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kopcheff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kovtseva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kapcheva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koptceva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kobtceva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowschew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavzhiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavtcev | 67 | 1 | / |
Kovchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovchev in the Russian language | ||
| Ковчев | kovcev | - |
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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 Kovchev
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