Bogdan Surname

11,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Bogdan Surname User-submission:

Slav: from the common Slavic personal name Bogdan, bohdan composed of the elements Bog 'God' +dan 'gift'. This was not a Christian name sanctioned by the Orthodox Church, but was common as a familiar vernacular name, equivalent to Greek Theodōros 'gift of God' (see Theodore) or Theodōtos 'given by God'.

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Bogdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania28,4651:70591
Poland4,9711:7,6461,006
United States4,2721:84,8459,599
Moldova2,2421:1,588170
Croatia1,8381:2,301156
Germany1,1881:67,7668,663
Spain1,0591:44,1474,202
Canada5751:64,0797,462
Serbia4541:15,7381,849
Russia4431:325,33432,789
Slovenia3791:6,5641,432
France3611:183,99628,633
Slovakia2901:18,4022,796
England2541:219,36218,571
Austria2331:36,5475,912
Argentina1911:223,78818,393
Lithuania1851:16,4033,006
Czechia1761:60,41710,119
Bosnia and Herzegovina1721:20,5603,581
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Kazakhstan941:188,11217,764
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Italy861:711,12460,287
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Israel661:129,66114,046
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Greece471:235,74036,293
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Norway251:205,69123,411
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales81:386,81619,671
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Aruba11:103,4772,586
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Bogdán (7,251), Bogdań (4) & Bogdãn (1) are calculated separately.

Bogdan (396,446) may also be a first name.

Bogdan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Slav: from the common Slavic personal name Bogdan, bohdan composed of the elements Bog 'God' +dan 'gift'. This was not a Christian name sanctioned by the Orthodox Church, but was common as a familiar vernacular name, equivalent to Greek Theodōros 'gift of God' (see Theodore) or Theodōtos 'given by God'. As an American surname, it may also be a shortened form of any of numerous other Slavic surnames formed from this personal name.

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This surname derives from the words bog, which means 'God', and dan, which means 'to give'. So the meaning is 'God has given you'.

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Bogdan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bogdan (Georgian: ბოგდან, Russian: Богдан) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bogdán, Bogdań or Bogdãn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bogdan? popularity and diffusion

Bogdan is the 11,456th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 148,580 people. Bogdan occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bogdan live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in Romanian Europe. Bogdan is also the 2,608th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 396,446 people.

It is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 28,465 people, or 1 in 705. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bihor County, where 6 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 6 percent reside and Timiș County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Bogdan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bogdan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bogdan surname expanded 106,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bogdan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (79%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bogdan last name are 6.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Bogdan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.43% less than the national average, earning €9,479 per year; in Norway they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning 327,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.31% more than the national average, earning R 361,944 per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bogdán947,251/
Bogdań944/
Bogdãn941/
Bogdahn92753/
Bogdane92368/
Bogdain9252/
Bogdann9214/
Boghdan9212/
Bogdaan922/
Bogdhan921/
Bogdean921/
Bougdang861/
Bogdon83779/
Bagdan83196/
Begdan83104/
Bugdan8331/
Bogdam8316/
Vogdan833/
Bokdan831/
Bogdanowa8049/
Bagdahn77318/
Bugdahn77105/
Bagdane7736/
Baghdan7726/
Bogdāne7717/
Baagdan7713/
Bugdane779/
Wongdan774/
Bagdang772/
Vongdan772/
Bagdhan772/
Boogdon771/
Bogdone771/
Boghdam771/
Bougdam771/
Bangdan771/
Bogdaschin755/
Bogdannova752/
Bhoogdantt751/
Bogdaanova751/
Bhagdain71360/
Baghdane71207/
Vongdaun711/
Bangdaan711/
Boughdon710/
Bagdanova671,066/
Bagdon67626/
Bagdán67241/
Boqdanova6765/
Bogdánová6763/
Bagdam6736/
Wagdan6732/
Bugdon6720/
Bugdanova6712/
Bogdonova6710/
Bogdoń6710/
Begdon679/
Bekdan673/
Bakdan672/
Bocdanova671/
Bokdanova671/
Vogdanova671/
Bógdanova671/
Bagdanová671/

Bogdan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bogdan in the Georgian language
ბოგდანbogdan-
Bogdan in the Russian language
Богданbogdan-

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