Aleksandrov Surname

5,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Aleksandrov Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Aleksey, Alexey, Aleksander, or Alexander, all derived from the Greek name Aléxandros, meaning 'defender (of men)'.

Aleksandrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia77,7401:1,854165
Bulgaria15,9771:43756
Ukraine6,7411:6,753750
Kazakhstan3,7161:4,758689
Belarus1,5271:6,222859
Serbia7191:9,9371,184
Spain3671:127,3909,774
Estonia3491:3,787319
Lithuania2921:10,3921,874
Transnistria2311:2,055263
Uzbekistan2181:141,8776,929
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Greece1761:62,95310,541
Kyrgyzstan1051:56,8827,985
North Macedonia761:27,6513,454
Azerbaijan731:132,1804,110
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Tajikistan541:155,3091,666
England541:1,031,81650,675
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Armenia311:94,5223,494
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Finland141:392,62226,475
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Aleksandrov (356) may also be a first name.

Aleksandrov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Aleksey, Alexey, Aleksander, or Alexander, all derived from the Greek name Aléxandros, meaning 'defender (of men)'.

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Aleksandrov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aleksandrov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Aleksandrov (Russian: Александров) is found most in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aleksandrov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aleksandrov is the 5,193rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,839 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Aleksandrov are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Aleksandrov is also the 461,707th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 356 people.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 77,740 people, or 1 in 1,854. In Russia Aleksandrov is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 9 percent live, Chuvash Republic, where 8 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia Aleksandrov exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 15 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Aleksandrov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (84%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Aleksandrov last name are 5.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aleksandrov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 313.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 80,158 per year; in United States they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $55,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aleksandrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aleksandrov in the Russian language
Александровaleksandrov-

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