Alexandrov Surname

20,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Alexandrov 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)'.

Alexandrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21,4371:6,723853
Belarus1,7701:5,368710
Kazakhstan1,1671:15,1522,232
Moldova7121:5,002758
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Israel3601:23,7713,510
Romania1571:127,88513,987
Uzbekistan1521:203,4817,475
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Transnistria771:6,1651,186
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Spain621:754,06531,946
Ukraine581:784,87479,393
England571:977,51048,999
Bulgaria561:124,6237,284
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Kyrgyzstan281:213,30920,787
France281:2,372,240182,981
Estonia191:69,56912,771
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Greece161:692,48777,522
Finland161:343,54424,270
Austria131:655,03358,041
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway101:514,22941,629
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Aléxandrov (1) are calculated separately.

Alexandrov (15) may also be a first name.

Alexandrov 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)'.

- deleted-173293

Alexandrov is a Slavic surname derived from the name Alexander and common in Bulgaria and Russia.

- Junie

Alexandrov Last Name Facts

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

Alexandrov is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Aléxandrov. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alexandrov.

How Common Is The Last Name Alexandrov? popularity and diffusion

Alexandrov is the 20,266th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,969 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Alexandrov live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Alexandrov is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 15 people.

The surname Alexandrov is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 21,437 people, or 1 in 6,723. In Russia Alexandrov is most frequent in: Chuvash Republic, where 9 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Mari El Republic, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia Alexandrov is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Alexandrov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Alexandrov are 2.96% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 43.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alexandrov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning 281,697 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.46% more than the national average, earning R 340,920 per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,836 CAD per year.

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