Despov Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Despov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria681:102,6316,160
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Despov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Despov (Russian: Деспов) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Despov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Despov is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Despov occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Despov live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 102,631. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Haskovo Province, where 37 percent are found, Burgas Province, where 21 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria it exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Despova9271/
Depov9141/
Depova8372/
Despev834/
Despop832/
Depow7388/
Depav7374/
Dipov7318/
Depof731/
Dipova67109/
Depouw67104/
Despaw6787/
Depofe673/
Dospev672/
Depowa671/
Daipov671/
Dypova671/
Diphova62233/
Dospaev62170/
Dephoff62109/
Diephof6218/
Depavth623/
Daspaev622/
Dospeev622/
Diopova621/
Disspope571/
Depaw5511/
Dipav551/
Depabh503/
Depeuw502/
Gyipov501/

Despov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Despov in the Russian language
Десповdespov-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Despov
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