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 more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelezchev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,067,497th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. Zhelezchev is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhelezchev live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 30,476. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sliven Province, where 45 percent are found, Yambol Province, where 22 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 21 percent are found. Other than Bulgaria Zhelezchev is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Greece, where 0 percent are found.
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
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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 Zhelezchev
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