Surname Фотев (Fotev 
, Фотев 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Фотев is characteristic of Aland Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, and Greece, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy. Very seldom, Фотев is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Fotev | Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Фотев | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria |
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георги фотев BG (b. 1862) |
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георги фотев Bulgarian sociologist, BG (b. 1941) |
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| методија фотев Macedonian journalist, MK (b. 1932) |
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| христо фотев Bulgarian poet (1934-2002), BG (b. 1934) |
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| вълчо фотев BG (b. 1943) |
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