Lenchev Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Lenchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria211:332,32916,416
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Lenchev Last Name Facts

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

Lenchev (Russian: Ленчев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenchev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Lenchev is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Lenchev are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 332,329. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 33 percent reside, Yambol Province, where 24 percent reside and Pleven Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria Lenchev occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lencheva9341/
Lnchev923/
Lanchev86107/
Linchev8659/
Lenchov8615/
Lenshev863/
Lncheva862/
Lonchev862/
Lemchev861/
Lenchew860/
Lincheva8066/
Lancheev8010/
Glinchev808/
Lyonchev808/
Loncheev801/
Linchaev801/
Lyanchev801/
Lenciv776/
Lenzev771/
Lyoncheva755/
Lenchib71170/
Linchew7122/
Lenkeev714/
Linchov714/
Lemchep711/
Lanchov711/
Lemshev711/
Lentsev711/
Lentseva6711/
Lindzhev675/
Lyanchov672/

Lenchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenchev in the Russian language
Ленчевlencev-

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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
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  • 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 Lenchev
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