Cognomen Дечев (Дечев 
, Dechev 
, Detchev 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Дечев is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a rare surname, and Greece, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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| Дечев | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia |
| Dechev | Bulgaria, Greece, Switzerland, Canada, United States |
| Detchev | Germany, France, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| Dečev | Croatia |
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андон дечев Bulgarian Revolutionary (1876-1939), BG (b. 1876) |
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никола дечев BG (b. 1880) |
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димитър дечев BG (b. 1883) |
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| димитър фердинандов дечев BG (b. 1877) |
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| данаил дечев Bulgarian painter (1891-1962), BG (b. 1891) |
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| александър дечев BG (b. 1920) |
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емилиан дечев Bulgarian film director, BG (b. 1986) |
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мартин дечев Bulgarian footballer, BG (b. 1990) |
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| тодор дечев Bulgarian educator in Macedonia, BG |
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