Shishev Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Shishev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 65 | 1:107,368 | 6,407 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
Shishev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shishev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shishev (Russian: Шишев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shishev is the 1,637,889th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Shishev occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Shishev are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Shishev is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 107,368. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Stara Zagora Province, where 29 percent reside, Gabrovo Province, where 18 percent reside and Razgrad Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 47 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shishev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shishev in the Russian language | ||
| Шишев | sisev | - |
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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 Shishev
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