Pencheva Surname

71,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Pencheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pencheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria6,4561:1,081145
Ukraine1791:254,31733,290
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Greece311:357,41349,581
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Pencheva Last Name Facts

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

Pencheva (Russian: Пенчева) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pencheva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pencheva is the 71,714th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,059,082 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pencheva live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 6,456 people, or 1 in 1,081. In Bulgaria Pencheva is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 15 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent live and Varna Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Bulgaria it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Pencheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pencheva last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pencheva surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Pencheva earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $40,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pencheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pencheva in the Russian language
Пенчеваpenceva-

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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 Pencheva
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