Dimitrov Surname

4,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dimitrov Surname User-submission:

This famous surname, one of the earliest ever recorded, is today regarded as being of Eastern European and Russian origins, but is more properly Ancient Greek. Although much associated with early Christian martyrs, it is in fact pagan, being a derivation of Demetrios and translating as 'a follower of Demeter', the first goddess of fertility.

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Dimitrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria99,0711:706
North Macedonia2,4901:844133
Spain2,3351:20,0222,202
Russia1,9281:74,7539,575
Serbia1,7661:4,046511
Greece1,7111:6,476738
United States1,4191:255,43324,203
Moldova8651:4,117585
Germany5441:147,98817,782
England5391:103,37310,862
Canada4421:83,3619,272
France3471:191,42029,799
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Czechia2171:49,0028,205
Austria2001:42,5776,827
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Slovenia1311:18,9904,328
Lithuania1191:25,5014,544
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Switzerland1051:78,2189,041
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Israel951:90,08010,606
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Hungary771:127,48411,841
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Ireland711:66,3234,252
Kazakhstan641:276,28923,675
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
United Arab Emirates501:183,24512,955
Transnistria491:9,6881,962
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Cyprus351:25,2822,810
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Finland321:171,77215,201
Malta241:17,9281,021
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Norway241:214,26224,079
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
China61:227,886,92811,701
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Dimitrov (832) may also be a first name.

Dimitrov Surname Meaning

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This famous surname, one of the earliest ever recorded, is today regarded as being of Eastern European and Russian origins, but is more properly Ancient Greek. Although much associated with early Christian martyrs, it is in fact pagan, being a derivation of Demetrios and translating as 'a follower of Demeter', the first goddess of fertility. Quite why the name should have been so popular in Eastern Europe, but to have made almost no penetration in the West in unclear. The usual source of biblical names everywhere were the early saints and martyrs, and this name is no exception. However it has to be said that the St Demetri responsible for this name was so obscure, it is understood that he was martyrd in the 4th century a.d., that he rarely appears in the records of saints at all. There are over seventy spellings of this surname ranging from Dmitriev to Domotor. The first known recording of the surname is probably that of Lyubava Dmitrievna, in the charters of the city of Novograd, Russia, in the year 1100.

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Dimitrov Last Name Facts

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

Dimitrov (Georgian: დიმიტროვი, Russian: Димитров) is found most in Bulgaria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimitrov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dimitrov is the 4,849th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 62,577 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dimitrov reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 283,108th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 832 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 99,071 people, or 1 in 70. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found, Varna Province, where 9 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this surname exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Dimitrov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dimitrov last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dimitrov last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dimitrov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.44% less than the national average, earning 226,886 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.05% more than the national average, earning R 439,740 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $44,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dimitrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dimitrov in the Georgian language
დიმიტროვიdimitrovi-
Dimitrov in the Russian language
Димитровdimitrov-

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