Lecheva Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Lecheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lecheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5811:12,0121,294
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lecheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lecheva (Russian: Лечева) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lecheva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 532,232nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lecheva are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Lecheva is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 12,012. In Bulgaria Lecheva is most common in: Varna Province, where 22 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 15 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lescheva93471/
Lechieva9339/
Leucheva9337/
Letcheva9311/
Leycheva9310/
Leicheva937/
Lechaeva931/
Lecheeva931/
Legcheva931/
Lechev92599/
Leshcheva882,765/
Lehchaeva886/
Lehycheva885/
Lechsheva881/
Leschseva881/
Licheva861,174/
Lycheva86595/
Lacheva86577/
Lechiev86352/
Lesheva86141/
Leuchev8641/
Lezheva8640/
Lesceva866/
Locheva866/
Leichev866/
Leychev865/
Letchev864/
Lecheba862/
Leiceva861/
Leshchev802,760/
Leusheva80346/
Lichaeva8089/
Lychaeva8047/
Lezheeva8030/
Lyacheva8029/
Lahcheva8015/
Litcheva807/
Lacheeva806/
Ledzheva805/
Lachaeva804/
Lichieva803/
Loycheva803/
Liacheva803/
Leysheva802/
Laicheva802/
Lyocheva802/
Lehychev802/
Lyscheva801/
Lischeva801/
Lestchev801/
Lachieva801/
Lehejeva801/
Lihcheva801/
Lichev771,104/
Lecheb77432/
Lychev77408/
Leseva77375/
Lechef77109/
Lezhev7734/
Liceva7720/
Leševa7719/
Lezeva7713/
Lechiv7712/
Lescev775/
Leicev775/
Lyceva773/
Lejeva772/
Lekeva771/
Lekhev771/
Lechew770/
Leschyova75603/
Lyshcheva7515/
Ledzhieva7510/
Lyaycheva758/
Lechtchev757/
Lahchieva755/
Lahacheva755/
Lishcheva754/
Leshkeeva753/
Laischeva751/
Lihscheva751/
Lichkeeva751/
Leschiova751/
Ledzheeva751/
Litscheva751/
Leshcheev751/
Lechheb712,914/
Liseeva71253/
Lyseeva71150/
Lisheva71127/
Lexeeva7195/
Lezheev7138/
Litchev7119/
Lesheba7119/
Likeeva7116/
Lysheva7116/
Lecheeb7114/
Lyzheva7110/
Lizheva7110/
Lesseva717/
Lachava717/
Lechebo717/
Letseva716/
Liochev715/
Laiceva714/
Lechehb714/
Lyochev714/
Ledzhev713/
Leseeva713/
Lytchev712/
Leaseva712/
Lichiev712/
Leshchevoy712/
Loichev712/
Luychev711/
Lizeeva711/
Litceva711/
Leshiva711/
Leuseva711/
Laichev711/
Lekeeva711/
Leechew711/
Loychev711/
Lishcheeva711/
Lochewa711/
Laychev711/
Lecheff711/
Laishcheva711/
Leščeva711/
Lechshyova711/
Lechiba711/
Lychyova67334/
Laisheva67151/
Laysheva67108/
Leshivha6785/
Lyshchev6732/
Lyaychev6725/
Lezev6719/
Lettseva6717/
Leytseva6715/
Ledzhiev6713/
Hlyzheva677/
Licev676/
Lesciova675/
Lečev675/
Lishchev675/
Lecef674/
Leshyova673/
Liotchev673/
Lekkieva672/
Lichyova672/
Lichchev672/
Litseeva671/
Lychshev671/
Lochavay671/
Lizheeva671/
Lissheva671/
Leyseeva671/
Ledzheev671/
Lachavaa671/
Letcheff671/
Leštševa671/
Lohychev671/
Lykheeva671/
Leitseva671/
Leikheaw671/

Lecheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lecheva in the Russian language
Лечеваleceva-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lecheva
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