Krechev Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Krechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Krechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Krechev (Russian: Кречев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Krechev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Krechev is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Krechev is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Krechev are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria Krechev is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent reside, Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 40 percent reside and Blagoevgrad Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 43 percent reside and Slovenia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Krechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krechev in the Russian language | ||
| Кречев | krecev | - |
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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 Krechev
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