Apostolov Surname

66,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Apostolov Surname User-submission:

A Bulgarian last name that means 'son of an apostle'.

Apostolov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria4,7581:1,467222
Russia7281:197,97121,836
North Macedonia6191:3,395629
Ukraine6121:74,38310,660
Serbia1191:60,0425,606
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Moldova851:41,8986,324
Greece691:160,57726,211
Canada541:682,32655,162
England421:1,326,62059,571
Belarus391:243,61729,148
Georgia371:101,2318,829
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Transnistria321:14,8342,816
Israel281:305,63026,425
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Apostolov (192) may also be a first name.

Apostolov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Bulgarian last name that means 'son of an apostle'.

- romin

Apostolov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apostolov (Georgian: აპოსტოლოვი, Russian: Апостолов) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apostolov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,390th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 970,637 people. The surname Apostolov occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Apostolov reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 192 people.

The last name Apostolov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4,758 people, or 1 in 1,467. In Bulgaria Apostolov is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 15 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 8 percent reside.

Apostolov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Apostolov surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Apostolov last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Apostolov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning 187,629 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $48,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apostolova958,518/
Apostoloov951/
Apostolovs951/
Apostolow8932/
Apostolof8911/
Apostalov898/
Apastolov891/
Apostolovová866/
Apostoloff84177/
Apostolope8411/
Apostalova842/
Apastolova841/
Apostołow787/

Apostolov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apostolov in the Georgian language
აპოსტოლოვიapostolovi88.37
აპოსტოლოვapostolov11.63
Apostolov in the Russian language
Апостоловapostolov-

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