Sholev Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sholev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sholev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1441:48,4653,359
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Sholev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sholev (Russian: Шолев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sholev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 928,396th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sholev are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Sholev is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 48,465. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Pazardzhik Province, where 25 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 42 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Sholev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sholev surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sholeva92293/
Shoylev9248/
Sholiev926/
Sholaev923/
Sholoev922/
Sholeev921/
Solev91116/
Shoyleva8648/
Shouleva862/
Soliev8337,149/
Shalev835,805/
Shulev83481/
Cholev83276/
Soleev83127/
Soleva8389/
Solaev8385/
Shelev8368/
Sholov8356/
Soloev8338/
Soulev8311/
Suhlev839/
Soolev836/
Soylev834/
Sholav832/
Shalaev778,151/
Shaleva77744/
Shuleva77576/
Shelaev77419/
Shaleev77250/
Sholyov77172/
Shaliev77143/
Sahlaev7791/
Sohlaev7770/
Sholova7745/
Solyaev7741/
Sheleev7727/
Sholeff7723/
Chohlev7713/
Sholehp7711/
Suhleva7711/
Schelev7710/
Soliaev777/
Schalev777/
Choleev776/
Soolaev775/
Shaulev774/
Sheliev774/
Shuleev773/
Sooleva773/
Shuliev773/
Shaloev773/
Sheelev772/
Scholef772/
Schulev771/
Shoulov771/
Sahalev771/
Solliev771/
Souliev771/
Shalhev771/
Sehleev771/
Scholep770/
Solav732,011/
Sulev73394/
Solov73353/
Salev73272/
Soliv7350/
Soleb7342/
Solep7342/
Šolev7319/
Zolev7318/
Selev7317/
Solef735/
Sülev730/
Shalyaev71450/
Shelyaev71114/
Sahalaev7153/
Shauliev7152/
Shallaev7132/
Shalliev7131/
Shchulev7126/
Shalloev7115/
Schalaev716/
Shauleva715/
Souliaev715/
Schoolov713/
Schuleva712/
Shahleev712/
Shuhleva712/
Sahaliev711/
Scholeff711/
Solevova711/
Shagliev711/
Shahalev711/
Shotleib710/
Saliev6718,982/
Salaev675,846/
Saleev671,708/
Suliev67965/
Shalov67956/
Suleva67534/
Suleev67499/
Saleva67348/
Chulev67152/
Solova67139/
Saloev67113/
Chalev67113/
Seleev67108/
Shaleb67102/
Shelov6787/
Shelef6749/
Soolep6737/
Seelev6735/
Saulev6732/
Salhov6730/
Sahlep6727/
Selaev6724/
Seliev6723/
Šoleva6722/
Sahleb6718/
Shaliv6716/
Shalav6714/
Soulef6710/
Shelav678/
Šojlev678/
Solepe678/
Schelyaev677/
Shahaliev677/
Soolov676/
Sallev674/
Shalew673/
Shalef673/
Siolov673/
Shalepova672/
Schoolova672/
Soilov672/
Solhav672/
Cholef672/
Cholew671/
Salehv671/
Solehw671/
Soleib671/
Soliew671/
Soliov671/
Solitv671/
Shalevová671/
Souleb671/
Šoilev671/
Selevf671/
Şoleva671/
Zselev671/
Solliv671/
Solebz671/
Soleeb671/
Sulevs671/
Saleiv671/
Suolov671/
Shalep671/
Sahlov671/
Solivh671/
Sholyp671/
Shahaleev671/
Shotliffe670/

Sholev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sholev in the Russian language
Шолевsolev-

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Footnotes

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