Tsilev Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tsilev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsilev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria411:170,2179,574
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Tsilev Last Name Facts

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

Tsilev (Russian: Цилев) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tsilev.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsilev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsilev is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Tsilev occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Tsilev are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 170,217. In Bulgaria Tsilev is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 29 percent reside, Blagoevgrad Province, where 24 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 43 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsileva9265/
Tsiliev922/
Tshilev921/
Tsileev921/
Tsilyaev866/
Tsylev83150/
Tselev8363/
Tsilov8338/
Tzilev837/
Tsiliv831/
Tsilef831/
Tshilef77369/
Tsyleva77181/
Tseleva77123/
Tseloev7781/
Tseleev7725/
Tsilova7719/
Tselaev7711/
Tsaileb779/
Tsilyov778/
Tchilev775/
Tshileb774/
Tseliev774/
Tsyhlev772/
Tshilov772/
Tsiliov771/
Tshilep771/
Cilev7386/
Zilev7342/
Dsilv7311/
Tshilefe713,626/
Tselyaev7184/
Tsyhleev717/
Tchileva711/
Tsiliova711/
Chilev67190/
Tselov67173/
Tselep67114/
Zhilev6798/
Zileev6729/
Tsylov6713/
Zilaev6713/
Ćileva678/
Ziloev675/
Ziliev672/
Zselev671/
Tseheleva671/
Scilep671/
Ciliev671/

Tsilev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsilev in the Russian language
Цилевcilev-

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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 Tsilev
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