Filosofov Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Filosofov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Filosof, meaning 'lover, friend of wisdom'.

Filosofov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2781:518,42847,397
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Filosofov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Filosof, meaning 'lover, friend of wisdom'.

- Junie

Filosofov Last Name Facts

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

Filosofov (Russian: Философов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Filosofov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filosofov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Filosofov reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 518,428. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Mari El Republic, where 65 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Kursk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia Filosofov is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 0 percent live.

Filosofov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Filosofov last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filosofova95137/
Fylosofov898/
Filosofev894/
Fylosofova8416/
Filosofeva844/
Felosovov781/
Vlasovov591/
Filčevová562/
Vlasovová561/
Vlasovova561/
Vieulzoeufová551/

Filosofov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filosofov in the Russian language
Философовfilosofov-

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