Zhechev Surname
Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname
Zhechev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1,324 | 1:5,271 | 708 |
| Ukraine | 262 | 1:173,751 | 23,854 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Zhechev Demographics
Zhechev Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Zhechev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhechev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhechev (Russian: Жечев) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhechev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 243,084th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zhechev live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,324 people, or 1 in 5,271. In Bulgaria Zhechev is mostly concentrated in: Varna Province, where 23 percent are found, Shumen Province, where 14 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
Zhechev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhechev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhechev in the Russian language | ||
| Жечев | zecev | - |
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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
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- 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 Zhechev
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