Iliev is used as a family name or surname in Bulgaria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Iliev
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Bulgaria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Iliev

How popular is Iliev?

Iliev is common in Bulgaria.

Iliev is ranked 10508 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ilievs grew by 127.6018 per cent to 503 since 2000 and ranked 43006 after elevating 36952 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 99.01 95.93
Iliev is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Bulgaria which signifies that it is originated from Bulgaria. Around 51162 people have been found who wears Iliev as their family name. Iliev is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
44,793 Kyrgyzstan10
5,340 Iceland6
14,400 Uzbekistan3
10,686 Costa Rica3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
11,392 Slovakia3
9,097 Wales3
34,572 Israel2
37,372 Georgia2
19,093 Finland2
7,299 Estonia2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
3,670 Mozambique2
8,593 Slovenia2
20,595 China2
12,741 Ecuador1
810,193 Indonesia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
24,176 Qatar1
62,864 New Zealand1
53,033 Nigeria1
34,581 Chile1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
36,678 Singapore1
6,212 Jamaica1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
8,371 Syria1
11,831 Tajikistan1
14,644 Tunisia1
9,591 Panama1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
38,830 Morocco1
16,073 Latvia1
3,952 Yemen1
14,373 Jordan1
29,046 Japan1
30,360 Thailand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,337 Cyprus43
8,504 Ireland33
20,103 Norway33
17,489 Denmark30
32,811 Sweden29
11,444 Portugal28
58,753 Belarus16
1,286 Malta16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
7,576 Serbia83
31,862 Australia71
33,970 Netherlands66
24,060 Czech Republic65
66,582 Argentina60
8,843 Scotland53
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Iliev:
26,988 Russia590
4,697 Kazakhstan563
11,968 England511
955 Moldova502
5,243 Romania438
60,277 United States423
17,476 South Africa347
32,422 Italy280
4,544 Austria262
22,396 Turkey245
24,102 Poland239
9,896 Greece197
28,074 Ukraine195
53,810 France184
23,172 Canada151
Countries with thousands of Iliev:
85 Macedonia3,020
4,735 Germany1,916
3,709 Spain1,235
Countries with ten thousands of Iliev:
18 Bulgaria39,018
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Iliev Namesakes

  • Alexandar Lubenov Iliev, Actor
  • Aneta Ilieva, Author
  • Bonka Ilieva-Boni, Singer
  • Boyan Iliev, Soccer player
  • Hristo Iliev – Charlie, Screenwriter
  • Dejan Iliev, Football player
  • Dimitar Iliev, Soccer forward
  • Dimitar Iliev, Soccer player
  • Maria Ilieva, Singer
  • Georgi Iliev, Businessman
  • Niki Iliev, from 2014 comedy and drama movie Living Legends, who characterized the Boyan.

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