Panchev

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

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