Ponchev Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ponchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 58 | 1:120,326 | 7,085 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ponchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponchev (Russian: Пончев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponchev? popularity and diffusion
Ponchev is the 2,372,517th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ponchev are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Ponchev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 120,326. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Plovdiv Province, where 41 percent are found, Lovech Province, where 14 percent are found and Haskovo Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poncheva | 93 | 66 | / |
| Poncheev | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ponchiev | 93 | 5 | / |
| Poncev | 92 | 13 | / |
| Pountchev | 88 | 9 | / |
| Penchev | 86 | 6,494 | / |
| Panchev | 86 | 3,083 | / |
| Ponchov | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pancheva | 80 | 3,364 | / |
| Pantchev | 80 | 65 | / |
| Paunchev | 80 | 48 | / |
| Panchaev | 80 | 30 | / |
| Panchiev | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pancheev | 80 | 3 | / |
| Panchoev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ponsheva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pancev | 77 | 212 | / |
| Ponceb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pantcheva | 75 | 28 | / |
| Panchov | 71 | 149 | / |
| Panceva | 71 | 80 | / |
| Panzhev | 71 | 78 | / |
| Panshev | 71 | 75 | / |
| Penchov | 71 | 70 | / |
| Panchiv | 71 | 29 | / |
| Pountcheff | 71 | 14 | / |
| Panchav | 71 | 12 | / |
| Penchef | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pauncev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pochyntsev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poimcev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ponseev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panchew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panchyv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantscheva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pomchew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panzheva | 67 | 186 | / |
| Pencheff | 67 | 63 | / |
| Pansheva | 67 | 41 | / |
| Panzhiev | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pancheew | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phonchip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pasencev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pancheff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pancheep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantchef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panzheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonseva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pounceyp | 67 | 1 | / |
Ponchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponchev in the Russian language | ||
| Пончев | poncev | - |
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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 Ponchev
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