Family name Станчев (Stanchev 
, Stantchev 
, Станчев 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Станчев is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Greece, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Russia.
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| Stanchev | Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, United States, Afghanistan |
| Stantchev | Greece, Germany, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, United States |
| Станчев | Russia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Stančev | Croatia |
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кръстьо станчев BG (b. 1879) |
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петър станчев BG (b. 1893) |
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лъчезар станчев Bulgarian writer (1908-1992), BG (b. 1908) |
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любен станчев BG (b. 1904) |
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иван станчев BG (b. 1909) |
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| христо станчев painter (1870-1950), BG (b. 1870) |
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| златан станчев Bulgarian teacher , conductor and composer, BG (b. 1878) |
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| иван станчев BG (b. 1869) |
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станчо станчев Bulgarian theatre director (1932-2017), BG (b. 1932) |
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евгений станчев Bulgarian journalist, BG (b. 1939) |
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| кирил николов станчев Bulgarian general, BG (b. 1895) |
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| димитър станчев BG (b. 1887) |
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| борис енчев станчев BG (b. 1896) |
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| стефан станчев BG (b. 1906) |
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станислав станчев Bulgarian painter, BG (b. 1967) |
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