Volchev Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Volchev Last Name Facts

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

Volchev (Russian: Вольчев) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volchev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volchev is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Volchev reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 700,349. In Ukraine Volchev is mostly found in: Odessa Oblast, where 58 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 4 percent reside.

Volchev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcheva93124/
Volchiev931/
Volchaev931/
Volcev9212/
Valchev868,234/
Velchev863,308/
Bolchev8664/
Vulchev8636/
Volzhev8617/
Volceva8615/
Volshev866/
Volchov865/
Volchiv863/
Valcheva808,934/
Valtchev80113/
Bolcheva8063/
Volzheva8024/
Volcheff8020/
Vulcheva8012/
Volsheva808/
Valgchev801/
Bolschev801/
Voleshev801/
Boltchev801/
Volčev7727/
Valcev775/
Volzev771/
Volsev771/
Volkev771/
Vasilchev7577/
Valtcheva7572/
Vasylchev755/
Voltcheff751/
Uholcheva751/
Balchev71418/
Bolshev71329/
Valchov71116/
Velchov7190/
Valcsev7125/
Voltsev7121/
Volgiev7110/
Valceva719/
Bulchev716/
Volseva714/
Valchef713/
Valshev712/
Vassilchev711/
Voltscheff711/
Wolltcheva711/
Wolttcheva711/
Volkeev711/
Balcheva67406/
Valcheff67123/
Velcheff6779/
Voltseva6721/
Baulchev6719/
Baltchev6717/
Bolzhiev679/
Vulcheff679/
Valeshev676/
Valdzhev675/
Balchiev675/
Wolcheff673/
Vasilcev672/
Valsheva672/
Bolschew671/

Volchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volchev in the Russian language
Вольчевvolcev-

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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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  • 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 Volchev
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