Penchef Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Penchef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Penchef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penchef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penchef (Russian: Пенчеф) is most common in Bulgaria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penchef? popularity and diffusion
Penchef is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Penchef live; 40 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Burgas Province, where 50 percent are found and Varna Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Bulgaria Penchef occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pencheff | 93 | 63 | / |
| Pencef | 92 | 11 | / |
| Pentcheff | 88 | 20 | / |
| Penchev | 86 | 6,494 | / |
| Pentscheff | 82 | 3 | / |
| Pencheva | 80 | 6,881 | / |
| Pentchev | 80 | 77 | / |
| Pancheff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pincheff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pencev | 77 | 18 | / |
| Pentcheva | 75 | 60 | / |
| Pentschev | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pentschew | 75 | 6 | / |
| Panchev | 71 | 3,083 | / |
| Ponchev | 71 | 65 | / |
| Pinchev | 71 | 64 | / |
| Penczew | 71 | 10 | / |
| Penceva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pynchev | 71 | 5 | / |
| Panchew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pincheva | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pinchiff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Penkheaw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pancheew | 67 | 11 | / |
| Penzhiev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Panchiev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poncheev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ponchiev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pancheev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pyncheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pengkhew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pindchew | 67 | 0 | / |
Penchef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penchef in the Russian language | ||
| Пенчеф | pencef | - |
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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 Penchef
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