Yovchev Surname

133,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yovchev Surname User-submission:

The surname Yovchev means 'descendant of Yovcho' or 'son of Yovcho' in Bulgarian. Yovcho is a diminutive name for Yov in Bulgarian language. Yov is the Bulgarian version of the name of the prophet Job in Bible.

Yovchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3,1181:2,238318
Ukraine1761:258,65233,774
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Greece251:443,19258,048
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yovchev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yovchev means 'descendant of Yovcho' or 'son of Yovcho' in Bulgarian. Yovcho is a diminutive name for Yov in Bulgarian language. Yov is the Bulgarian version of the name of the prophet Job in Bible.

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Yovchev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yovchev (Russian: Йовчев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yovchev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yovchev is the 133,113th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,150,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Yovchev reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Yovchev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 3,118 people, or 1 in 2,238. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 17 percent reside, Stara Zagora Province, where 12 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Yovchev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yovchev last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Yovchev earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yovcheva933,645/
Yovtchev933/
Yvchev922/
Yovtcheva882/
Iovchev8639/
Jovchev8620/
Yovchov865/
Yvcheva864/
Eovchev861/
Iovcheva8067/
Iovtchev8033/
Jovcheva805/
Oyvcheva801/
Yofcheva801/
Jovtchev801/
Evchev77169/
Ivchev7787/
Iovcev7732/
Jovcev7712/
Iovtcheva7527/
Yovtcheff753/
Evcheva71163/
Ivcheva71102/
Iovceva7120/
Jovceva7116/
Yavshev714/
Evcheev712/
Yavsheva6712/
Yovtseva671/
Gevcheva671/
Iovcheff671/
Evcev671/

Yovchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yovchev in the Russian language
Йовчевjovcev-

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