Kuncheva Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kuncheva Surname User-submission:

My name originates from northern Bulgaria and can be written with Kancheva or Kuncheva. The male version is Kanchev or Kunchev.

Kuncheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,1041:6,321823
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Moldova431:82,82310,501
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kuncheva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My name originates from northern Bulgaria and can be written with Kancheva or Kuncheva. The male version is Kanchev or Kunchev.

- fr41l7y

Kuncheva Last Name Facts

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

Kuncheva (Russian: Кунчева) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuncheva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 304,336th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,853,451 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kuncheva are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,104 people, or 1 in 6,321. In Bulgaria Kuncheva is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found, Pleven Province, where 14 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Moldova, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kuncheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuncheva in the Russian language
Кунчеваkunceva-

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