Genchev
Appearance
Genchev[1] (Bulgarian: Генчев, female form Gencheva[2] (Генчева); also appearing in the German transliteration variants Gentschew or Gentscheff) is a Bulgarian patronymic surname which is derived from the male given name Gencho (Генчо) by adding the east Slavic patronymic suffix -ев (-ev). Notable people with the surname include:
- Angel Genchev (born 1967), Bulgarian weightlifter
- Boncho Genchev (born 1964), Bulgarian retired footballer
- Diyan Genchev (born 1975), Bulgarian retired footballer
- Lyubomir Genchev (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer
- Petar Genchev (born 1998), Bulgarian footballer
- Stanislav Genchev (born 1981), Bulgarian retired footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "Genchev Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
Approximately 4,801 people bear this surname; most prevalent in Bulgaria; highest density in Bulgaria
- ^ "Gencheva Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
Approximately 5,579 people bear this surname; most prevalent in Bulgaria; highest density in Bulgaria