Palchev Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Palchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 70 | 1:99,699 | 6,027 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palchev (Russian: Пальчев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palchev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Palchev is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Palchev are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 99,699. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent live, Kyustendil Province, where 20 percent live and Smolyan Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palcheva | 93 | 79 | / |
| Palchaev | 93 | 5 | / |
| Palcev | 92 | 16 | / |
| Palceva | 86 | 13 | / |
| Pelchev | 86 | 8 | / |
| Palcevs | 86 | 6 | / |
| Polchev | 86 | 5 | / |
| Paltcev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Palzhev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palshev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paleshev | 80 | 110 | / |
| Palcheff | 80 | 19 | / |
| Palzheva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Polchaev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polcev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Palzev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palsev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palesheva | 75 | 125 | / |
| Palcevová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paltsev | 71 | 2,468 | / |
| Pauljev | 71 | 95 | / |
| Palkeev | 71 | 14 | / |
| Polchov | 71 | 4 | / |
| Polshev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palseva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palzeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelchov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paltseva | 67 | 2,165 | / |
| Poleshev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Polzhiev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Polsheva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pelcheff | 67 | 1 | / |
Palchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palchev in the Russian language | ||
| Пальчев | palcev | - |
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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 Palchev
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