Pilchev Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Pilchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 33 | 1:211,482 | 11,501 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pilchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pilchev is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilchev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pilchev live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Pilchev is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 211,482. In Bulgaria Pilchev is mostly concentrated in: Vratsa Province, where 18 percent reside, Varna Province, where 15 percent reside and Haskovo Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcheva | 93 | 36 | / |
| Piltchev | 93 | 2 | / |
| Pulchev | 86 | 71 | / |
| Plechev | 86 | 62 | / |
| Pelchev | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pylchev | 86 | 4 | / |
| Plecheva | 80 | 180 | / |
| Pylcheva | 80 | 29 | / |
| Pelcheva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pletchev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilčev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plechshev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pletcheva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pleshev | 71 | 104 | / |
| Piltsev | 71 | 26 | / |
| Pelshev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pelchov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plechyov | 67 | 93 | / |
| Plesheva | 67 | 78 | / |
| Piltseva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Plesceev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelsheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelcheff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plesheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piglitsev | 63 | 8 | / |
| Pilčevová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pilkiv | 62 | 9 | / |
| Plesev | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pelcef | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pyltsev | 57 | 8 | / |
| Pleseva | 57 | 7 | / |
| Pyltseva | 53 | 13 | / |
| Peltseva | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pilchev
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