Purchev Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Purchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Purchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Purchev is found most in Bulgaria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Purchev.
How Common Is The Last Name Purchev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Purchev live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 279,156. In Bulgaria Purchev is most frequent in: Vratsa Province, where 40 percent reside, Pleven Province, where 20 percent reside and Ruse Province, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcheva | 93 | 37 | / |
| Purchaev | 93 | 6 | / |
| Purshev | 86 | 196 | / |
| Porchev | 86 | 54 | / |
| Pirchev | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pursheva | 80 | 280 | / |
| Porchiev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pursev | 77 | 4 | / |
| Porcev | 77 | 3 | / |
| Porshev | 71 | 48 | / |
| Pirchov | 71 | 9 | / |
| Purtsev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purseev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purseva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pursevs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porsheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purtseva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourhebs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portsev | 57 | 337 | / |
| Pourjeb | 57 | 15 | / |
| Porssev | 57 | 3 | / |
| Pourgiv | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pourrjeb | 53 | 910 | / |
| Poursife | 53 | 143 | / |
| Pourseyf | 53 | 8 | / |
| Pourseif | 53 | 5 | / |
| Pourshib | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pourjeft | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhhib | 50 | 1 | / |
| Poursifeh | 50 | 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 Purchev
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