Despotova Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Despotova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despotova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1921:36,3482,747
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Despotova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Despotova (Russian: Деспотова) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Despotová. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Despotova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Despotova is the 1,121,821st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Despotova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Despotova reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 36,348. In Bulgaria Despotova is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 59 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 7 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Despotová961/
Despotov94458/
Despodova89267/
Despotow821/
Despot802,455/
Dospatova782/
Despotoff781/
Despots7593/
Despott7583/
Deszpot7562/
Despodt7549/
Despoth7524/
Despote753/
Desposte7154/
Deszpoth7132/
Dipatova711/
Dispot67150/
Despat6735/
Dyspot671/
Despót671/
Despod671/
Deszpod6326/
Deshpat633/
Despoid632/
Dechpot631/
Deszpót631/
Despats631/
Dispoth631/
Deshpatawad601/
Despatch5959/
Despoids5913/
Despautz598/
Disposte595/
Deshpath591/
Dispat533/
Disphat501/
Dispate501/

Despotova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Despotova in the Russian language
Деспотоваdespotova-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Despotova
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