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Surname Kolev (Kolev , Колев , كوليف) , in all the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Kolev is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a widespread surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a common surname, and Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Greece. Very seldom, Kolev is the forename as well as the last name.