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 more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponchev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ponchev reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 120,326. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 41 percent live, Lovech Province, where 14 percent live and Haskovo Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria Ponchev is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
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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