Olchev Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Olchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Olchev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olchev (Georgian: ოლჩევი, Russian: Ольчев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olchev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olchev is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Olchev is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Olchev are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Olchev is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 39 percent reside, Ryazan Oblast, where 28 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 17 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Olchev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Olchev surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golchev92172/
Olcheva9284/
Olchaev925/
Olcev915/
Golcheva8687/
Holcheva862/
Golcheev861/
Elchev83314/
Ulchev8346/
Alchev8345/
Golcev8318/
Olshev8314/
Holcev837/
Olchov832/
Elchiev77654/
Galchev77328/
Alchiev7774/
Alcheva7752/
Oleshev7734/
Alcheev7732/
Olsheva7729/
Ulcheva7728/
Halchev7721/
Golshev7716/
Elcheev7714/
Alchaev7713/
Golceva779/
Holceva777/
Olkheev774/
Olsheev772/
Ulchiev772/
Altchev772/
Holshev772/
Holzhev771/
Olshiev771/
Olzhiev771/
Olzheev771/
Holchew770/
Alcev733/
Olgev731/
Galcheva71457/
Goleshev7156/
Aglichev7155/
Olesheva7137/
Gulcheev7136/
Halcheva7128/
Uglichev7122/
Golsheva717/
Holeshev715/
Holsheva713/
Golcheff713/
Altcheev711/
Gulcheva711/
Hulcheva711/
Golesheva6772/
Alzhev6769/
Olesyv6738/
Alshev6737/
Golcew6729/
Golčev6718/
Galcev6717/
Olqiev6716/
Alceva6714/
Holesheva6713/
Aglicheev679/
Olkiev678/
Alcevs676/
Olesev675/
Elehechev674/
Alciev672/
Alchov672/
Olzeev672/
Golzev672/
Olseva671/
Oltsev671/
Galtcheva671/
Halcev671/
Golsev671/
Olesiv671/
Alchsheva671/
Elchef671/
Elchyv671/
Alceev671/

Olchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olchev in the Georgian language
ოლჩევიolchevi-
Olchev in the Russian language
Ольчевolcev-

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