Velchev Surname

135,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Velchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2,8261:2,470354
Ukraine3221:141,37519,811
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Moldova351:101,75312,200
Greece151:738,65380,079
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Velcheva933,528/
Veltchev9353/
Veldchev931/
Velcev9285/
Vlchev9273/
Veltcheva8833/
Valchev868,234/
Belchev862,156/
Volchev86109/
Velchov8690/
Velceva8630/
Vlcheva8615/
Vlechev867/
Vylchev867/
Velcsev867/
Velciev865/
Vilchev863/
Velshev861/
Vlcev833/
Belcheva802,372/
Velkhiev80258/
Velcheff8079/
Beltchev8055/
Vylcheva8020/
Felcheva803/
Volchiev801/
Volchaev801/
Vilcheva801/
Velčev7742/
Belcev7730/
Veljev7713/
Vlceva773/
Vilcev771/
Vylcev771/
Velkev771/
Beltcheva7530/
Veltcheff7530/
Voelschew751/
Veldsheva751/
Velcevova751/
Filchev71849/
Valchov71116/
Bilchev7195/
Belshev7155/
Belchew7125/
Welchew716/
Fylchev715/
Volchov715/
Valchef713/
Volchiv713/
Belcsev712/
Beglicheev712/
Bylchev711/
Velçeva711/
Velceff711/
Vielsev711/
Velseva711/
Vilzhev711/
Vilshev711/
Vilchov711/
Vilchef711/
Filcheva67923/
Valcheff67123/
Bilcheva67114/
Belcheff6782/
Volcheff6720/
Vlčev6714/
Biolchev678/
Belkheev678/
Veltseva677/
Filchaev676/
Fylcheva675/
Welcheff672/
Vilkhiev672/
Fylechev671/
Bellshev671/
Belchefp671/
Belchesf671/
Belhchew671/
Vilcheff671/
Belkheva671/

Velchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velchev in the Russian language
Вельчевvelcev-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Velchev
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