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) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsilev? popularity and diffusion

Tsilev is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Tsilev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Tsilev reside; 54 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

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

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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  • 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 Tsilev
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