Stankev Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stankev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stankev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1561:44,7373,194
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Stankev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stankev is found in Bulgaria more 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 Stankev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Stankev occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Stankev are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 44,737. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Kyustendil Province, where 53 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 23 percent reside and Blagoevgrad Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria Stankev exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stankeva93157/
Stankeev93145/
Stankevs931/
Stankevch881/
Stankov869,931/
Stancev86112/
Stankyv863/
Stankiv863/
Stankevová823/
Stanchev808,064/
Shtankov80174/
Stancov71245/
Stanciv713/
Stonkov711/
Stoinkov6718/
Stoynkov675/
Stanchew671/
Sthangkhiew671/
Stancheff6384/
Stancheif631/
Steinkepf631/
Stanciw571/
Stanciff530/
Stoncheff504/

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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 Stankev
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