Stoychev Surname

65,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stoychev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stoychev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria7,3951:944112
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England291:1,921,31276,208
Malta181:23,9041,289
Greece121:923,31684,525
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Stoychev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoychev (Russian: Стойчев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Stoychev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoychev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,186th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 951,253 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Stoychev reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 7,395 people, or 1 in 944. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 17 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 12 percent reside and Varna Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Stoychev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stoychev surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Stoychev earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stoychev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stoychev in the Russian language
Стойчевstojcev-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Stoychev
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis