Zhelezchev Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Zhelezchev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 229 | 1:30,476 | 2,417 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Zhelezchev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelezchev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelezchev is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelezchev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,067,497th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Zhelezchev is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhelezchev are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 30,476. In Bulgaria Zhelezchev is primarily concentrated in: Sliven Province, where 45 percent reside, Yambol Province, where 22 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 21 percent reside. Barring Bulgaria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhelezcheva | 95 | 247 | / |
| Zhelecheva | 90 | 1 | / |
| Zhelyazchev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhelizev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cheleshchev | 76 | 2 | / |
| Zhilichev | 74 | 211 | / |
| Zhylychev | 74 | 6 | / |
| Zelycheva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Seleschev | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zhilicheva | 70 | 68 | / |
| Seleshchev | 70 | 23 | / |
| Zhylycheva | 70 | 8 | / |
| Chelishchev | 67 | 128 | / |
| Selichev | 67 | 112 | / |
| Tseleshchev | 67 | 18 | / |
| Seleshev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Selychev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geleshev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chelyshchev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salzchev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhilishchev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silechev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelichev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhelysheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celichev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zhelezchev
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