Penchev Surname

75,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Penchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Penchev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria6,0501:1,154157
Ukraine1841:247,40632,520
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Greece151:738,65380,079
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
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Penchev Demographics

Average Penchev Salary in
United States

$50,250 USD

Per year
Rank:
398,520 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.48121E-6
Rank: 556,262 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
116.45%
Sample size: 11 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Penchev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penchev (Russian: Пенчев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Penchev.

How Common Is The Last Name Penchev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,570th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,122,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Penchev are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 6,050 people, or 1 in 1,154. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 16 percent live, Varna Province, where 9 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Bulgaria Penchev exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Penchev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Penchev earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.81% less than the national average, earning $36,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pencheva936,881/
Pentchev9377/
Pencev9218/
Pentcheva8860/
Pentschev8812/
Panchev863,083/
Penchov8670/
Ponchev8665/
Pinchev8664/
Penceva869/
Penchef865/
Pynchev865/
Pencheff8063/
Pincheva8051/
Panchaev8030/
Penzhiev8010/
Panchiev808/
Poncheev806/
Ponchiev805/
Pancheev803/
Pyncheva802/
Panchoev802/
Penzev77622/
Penčev7743/
Pencef7711/
Penkev776/
Pincev776/
Penciv771/
Pendzhiev7525/
Pentcheff7520/
Pentschew756/
Pencevova751/
Penzeva711,010/
Panchov71149/
Panchiv7129/
Penziev7118/
Penkeva7115/
Panchav7112/
Pentsev7110/
Penczew7110/
Pymchev714/
Pinchov714/
Pentscheff713/
Pimchev713/
Pinceva712/
Pinshev712/
Penčeva712/
Ponchov712/
Pençeva711/
Panchyv711/
Panchew711/
Penzhiv711/
Penseev711/
Penkiev711/
Pengiev711/
Pentseva6729/
Pindzhev6725/
Penkheaw6712/
Pancheew6711/
Pinzhiev678/
Pimcheev674/
Phenchip673/
Pengkhew672/
Pancheff672/
Pincheff671/
Pindchew670/
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Penchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penchev in the Russian language
Пенчевpencev-

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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 Penchev
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