Radev Surname

43,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Radev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Radev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria10,4021:67176
Greece4791:23,1313,411
Ukraine3011:151,23821,052
Spain1421:329,24019,264
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Serbia731:97,8767,906
North Macedonia651:32,3303,880
England421:1,326,62059,571
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
India221:34,866,608408,224
Czechia171:625,49860,070
France161:4,151,420237,746
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Moldova121:296,78124,445
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Raděv (2) are calculated separately.

Radev (246) may also be a first name.

Radev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Radev (Arabic: رديف, Hindi: रादेव, Russian: Радев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Raděv. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radev? popularity and diffusion

Radev is the 43,462nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 609,021 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Radev reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Radev is also the 569,299th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 246 people.

This surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 10,402 people, or 1 in 671. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Varna Province, where 17 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 13 percent live and Burgas Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 4 percent live and Ukraine, where 3 percent live.

Radev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Radev surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Radev last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Radev earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $36,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raděv932/
Radeva9112,145/
Radaev914,415/
Rajdev913,057/
Radoev91482/
Radiev9197/
Radeev9195/
Rasdev918/
Radhev912/
Radeiv911/
Hradev911/
Raidev911/
Raudev911/
Radheva837/
Raideva834/
Rajdeva832/
Raydeva831/
Raajdev831/
Raddaev831/
Rahadev831/
Rajdhev831/
Raudevs831/
Radov801,707/
Radav80289/
Rodev8092/
Radew8047/
Radef8043/
Radeb8027/
Radiv8015/
Radep8014/
Redev806/
Radyv803/
Radevová7713/
Radeef734,363/
Radhav731,032/
Radeff73191/
Hradov73138/
Raydeb73130/
Roydev73112/
Rajdew7376/
Rodeva7375/
Rodaev7365/
Rajdeb7335/
Rojdev7319/
Raydov7316/
Raedov738/
Roudev738/
Radeep737/
Rodeev736/
Redeev735/
Radepe735/
Radiew733/
Rodoev733/
Radaew733/
Radife732/
Raidov732/
Rodiev732/
Hradyv732/
Radyov731/
Radeab731/
Radaiv731/
Redaev731/
Readiv731/
Raadav731/
Raddeb731/
Radipe731/
Radhiv731/
Rajdeep67126/
Roydeva67113/
Radoeff6722/
Rojdeva6717/
Rajdhew6715/
Raadgep6715/
Raudews678/
Rajhdav676/
Rahadeb675/
Raudivs674/
Roudeva674/
Radheef673/
Radidfe671/
Rhadhav671/
Rothdev671/
Radebch671/

Radev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Radev in the Hindi language
रादेवradeva75
्रदेवradeva10
रदेवradeva5
Radev in the Russian language
Радевradev-
Radev in the Arabic language
رديفrdyf-

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Footnotes

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