Zhelezcheva Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Zhelezcheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 241 | 1:28,958 | 2,350 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Zhelezcheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelezcheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhelezcheva occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Zhelezcheva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelezcheva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,022,958th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. Zhelezcheva is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zhelezcheva live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 28,958. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sliven Province, where 44 percent are found, Yambol Province, where 22 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria Zhelezcheva is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhelezchev | 95 | 233 | / |
| Zhelecheva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Zhelezeva | 90 | 1 | / |
| Zhelyazcheva | 87 | 1 | / |
| Jelezcheva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zelycheva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selecheva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhilicheva | 76 | 68 | / |
| Zhylycheva | 76 | 8 | / |
| Selescheva | 76 | 1 | / |
| Zelejeva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Seleshcheva | 73 | 28 | / |
| Dzhelysheva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chelishcheva | 70 | 127 | / |
| Selicheva | 70 | 78 | / |
| Chelyshcheva | 70 | 10 | / |
| Selesheva | 70 | 8 | / |
| Tseleshcheva | 70 | 7 | / |
| Selycheva | 70 | 5 | / |
| Gelesheva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Silecheva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Selischeva | 67 | 568 | / |
| Seleshchev | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zhylysheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhylisheva | 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 Zhelezcheva
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