Atanasova Surname

11,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Atanasova Surname User-submission:

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

Atanasova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria40,8971:17121
North Macedonia6,1791:34012
Spain7331:63,7825,754
Greece7221:15,3462,126
Ukraine4361:104,41014,924
Russia2811:512,89347,005
England1661:335,65124,624
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Slovenia981:25,3845,404
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Moldova751:47,4856,982
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
France301:2,214,091176,965
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
Malta181:23,9041,289
Croatia151:281,90728,677
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Atanasová (50), Atanaşova (3) & Atanàsova (1) are calculated separately.

Atanasova (173) may also be a first name.

Atanasova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- Junie

Atanasova Last Name Facts

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

Atanasova (Arabic: اتاناسَّوفا, Georgian: ათანასოვა, Russian: Атанасова) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Atanasová, Atanaşova or Atanàsova. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanasova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atanasova is the 11,143rd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 144,543 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Atanasova are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 694,534th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 173 people.

Atanasova is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 40,897 people, or 1 in 171. In Bulgaria Atanasova is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 15 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 12 percent reside and Varna Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 12 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Atanasova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Atanasova surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Atanasova last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Atanasova earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning $37,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning $45,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Atanasova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atanasova in the Georgian language
ათანასოვაatanasova66.67
ატანასოვაatanasova33.33
Atanasova in the Russian language
Атанасоваatanasova-
Atanasova in the Arabic language
اتاناسَّوفاatanasawfa-
اتاناسّوفاatanaswfa-
اتاناسوفاatanaswfa-
اتناسوفاatnaswfa-

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