Atanasov Surname

11,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Atanasov Surname User-submission:

Atanasov (Bulgarian: Атанасов) is a Bulgarian surname derived from the name Atanas.

Atanasov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria39,8681:17522
North Macedonia5,5051:38220
Greece7801:14,2051,934
Spain7011:66,6935,971
Russia4551:316,75432,043
Ukraine3741:121,71817,241
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Slovenia1851:13,4473,217
England1541:361,80625,827
Serbia1461:48,9384,804
Moldova1441:24,7324,095
Switzerland1101:74,6638,769
Germany921:875,05962,702
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
France621:1,071,334116,831
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Canada541:682,32655,162
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Israel391:219,42720,804
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Austria341:250,45429,541
Australia321:843,61652,533
Romania321:627,43344,366
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Georgia151:249,70313,078
Belgium151:766,44363,354
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Finland111:499,70030,478
Norway91:571,36544,190
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Malta41:107,5681,849
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Atanasov (1,320) may also be a first name.

Atanasov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Atanasov (Bulgarian: Атанасов) is a Bulgarian surname derived from the name Atanas.

- Junie

Atanasov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atanasov (Georgian: ათანასოვი, Russian: Атанасов) is found most in Bulgaria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanasov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,334th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 146,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Atanasov live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Atanasov is also the 216,309th most common given name on earth, borne by 1,320 people.

The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 39,868 people, or 1 in 175. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 15 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 11 percent reside and Varna Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 11 percent reside and Greece, where 2 percent reside.

Atanasov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Atanasov last name are 8.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atanasov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.47% less than the national average, earning 230,241 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.48% less than the national average, earning $39,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Atanasov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atanasov in the Georgian language
ათანასოვიatanasovi-
Atanasov in the Russian language
Атанасовatanasov-

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