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) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovchev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname 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 is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 67 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent reside and Dobrich Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria Kovchev occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent reside.
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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