Norchev Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Norchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Norchev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norchev is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norchev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Norchev reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Pazardzhik Province, where 71 percent live, Gabrovo Province, where 14 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norchaev9336/
Norcheva937/
Norcev922/
Narchev8626/
Norceva862/
Norshev861/
Narchaev80136/
Narcheev8075/
Narcheva8030/
Nurchiev801/
Norseev71171/
Nortsev7148/
Norgiev718/
Norseva716/
Norziev715/
Norkeev713/
Norrhep711/
Nartcev711/
Nortseva67158/
Norkheaw671/
Narzhiev671/

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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 Norchev
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