Velcheva Surname

128,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Velcheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velcheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2,9941:2,331337
Ukraine3731:122,04517,280
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Moldova241:148,39015,621
United States121:30,204,911765,334
France91:7,380,302306,885
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Velcheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velcheva (Russian: Вельчева) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velcheva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 128,475th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,065,631 people. Velcheva occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Velcheva live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Velcheva is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 2,994 people, or 1 in 2,331. In Bulgaria Velcheva is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 26 percent are found, Vratsa Province, where 7 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria Velcheva exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Velcheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

Velcheva earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Velcheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velcheva in the Russian language
Вельчеваvelceva-

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