Velchev Surname
Approximately 3,308 people bear this surname
Velchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2,826 | 1:2,470 | 354 |
| Ukraine | 322 | 1:141,375 | 19,811 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Moldova | 35 | 1:101,753 | 12,200 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Velchev Demographics
Velchev Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Velchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Velchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Velchev (Russian: Вельчев) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Velchev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 135,802nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,203,007 people. Velchev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Velchev reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 2,826 people, or 1 in 2,470. In Bulgaria Velchev is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 25 percent are found, Vratsa Province, where 8 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
Velchev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Velchev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Velchev in the Russian language | ||
| Вельчев | velcev | - |
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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 Velchev
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