Tenchev Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tenchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5631:12,3961,329
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Tenchev Last Name Facts

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

Tenchev (Russian: Тенчев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenchev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenchev is the 560,645th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tenchev are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Tenchev is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 12,396. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Haskovo Province, where 36 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 22 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria Tenchev occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tencheva93616/
Tentchev938/
Tonchev863,692/
Tanchev861,839/
Tinchev86325/
Tenchov869/
Tenshev868/
Temchev866/
Tenceva861/
Tenchipe80394/
Tincheva80332/
Tintchev8016/
Tinchiev804/
Tanchaev803/
Tonchaev803/
Tanchiev802/
Tensheva802/
Tinchaev801/
Tynchiev801/
Tonchiev801/
Tenčev772/
Temcev771/
Tendzhiev753/
Tintcheva752/
Timchev71110/
Tanchov7112/
Tonchov7110/
Tinchov716/
Tinchef712/
Tonchef711/
Tanchiv711/
Tenčeva711/
Tenkiev711/
Tentseva67121/
Toncheff67107/
Tancheff6746/
Temcheff675/
Tonchief671/
Temchipe671/
Timtchev671/

Tenchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenchev in the Russian language
Тенчевtencev-

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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
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  • 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 Tenchev
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