Panchev Explained

Panchev (bg|Панчев; also appearing in the transliteration variants Pančev, Pantschew or Pantschow) – with its female form Pancheva (bg|Панчева) – is a Bulgarian^[1] and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Pancho (bg|Панчо; also transliterated as Pančo or Panco), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Panayot (bg|Панайот) that stems from the Greek name Panagiotis (el|Παναγιώτης), meaning "all-holy."^[2]

Notable people with the name Panchev/Pančev include:

• Asen Panchev (1906–1989), Bulgarian footballer
• Gavrail Panchev (born 1954), Bulgarian author, researcher and publicist
• Darko Pančev (born 1965), retired Macedonian footballer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Panchev Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . 6 January 2016 . Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bulgaria; Highest density in: Bulgaria..
2. Web site: Панчо . sanovnik.bg . 6 January 2016 . Панчо е съкратена версия на гръцкото име Панайот, което означава всесвят. (Pancho is a shortened version of the Greek name Panaiot, which means all-holy.).