Zolev Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Zolev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Zolev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zolev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zolev (Russian: Золев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zolev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zolev is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Zolev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Zolev live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zolev is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 581,575. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 42 percent reside, Lovech Province, where 33 percent reside and Kardzhali Province, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zolev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zolev in the Russian language | ||
| Золев | zolev | - |
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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 Zolev
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