Georgiev Surname
Approximately 115,617 people bear this surname
Georgiev Surname User-submission:
The family name Georgiev(a) comes from the name Georgi (the Bulgarian and Russian version of George), which translates from Greek as 'a person who cultivates land'. The name Georgi is one of the most popular masculine namers in Bulgaria, due to which the family name Georgiev is also one of the most common.
Read More About This SurnameGeorgiev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 103,214 | 1:68 | 4 |
| Spain | 2,538 | 1:18,421 | 2,049 |
| Russia | 2,308 | 1:62,445 | 8,099 |
| Greece | 1,619 | 1:6,844 | 793 |
| North Macedonia | 1,304 | 1:1,612 | 289 |
| United States | 893 | 1:405,889 | 35,401 |
| England | 509 | 1:109,466 | 11,344 |
| Germany | 443 | 1:181,728 | 21,226 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| Austria | 231 | 1:36,863 | 5,966 |
| Serbia | 222 | 1:32,184 | 3,414 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Czechia | 158 | 1:67,300 | 11,292 |
| Slovenia | 158 | 1:15,745 | 3,696 |
| Moldova | 109 | 1:32,673 | 5,181 |
| Cyprus | 105 | 1:8,427 | 967 |
| Kazakhstan | 103 | 1:171,675 | 16,669 |
| Israel | 97 | 1:88,223 | 10,433 |
| Sweden | 95 | 1:103,650 | 7,490 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Georgia | 84 | 1:44,590 | 5,896 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Italy | 57 | 1:1,072,924 | 71,656 |
| Belarus | 54 | 1:175,946 | 23,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 | 1:298,633 | 26,437 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Transnistria | 11 | 1:43,154 | 6,501 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Northern Cyprus | 6 | 1:53,168 | 8,711 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Abkhazia | 5 | 1:48,573 | 2,868 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Georgiev (396) may also be a first name.
Georgiev Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The family name Georgiev(a) comes from the name Georgi (the Bulgarian and Russian version of George), which translates from Greek as 'a person who cultivates land'. The name Georgi is one of the most popular masculine namers in Bulgaria, due to which the family name Georgiev is also one of the most common. It means 'of Georgi' and designates that the person who has this surname belongs to the family of Georgi. Georgieva is the feminine version.
- iv.simonaAmericanized spelling of the Bulgarian or Ukrainian name Georgiev, based on the shortened name Georgi.
Georgi is from the Greek (Georgos) which translates to 'farmer'.
- realmcred16The Georgiev surname means 'son of Georgi' in Russian and Bulgarian. Georgi is an equivalent of the name George.
- v.starokovGeorgiev Demographics
Georgiev Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Georgiev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Georgiev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Georgiev (Georgian: გეორგიევი, Russian: Георгиев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Georgiev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,882nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 63,032 people. The last name Georgiev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Georgiev reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 434,130th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 396 people.
It is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 103,214 people, or 1 in 68. In Bulgaria Georgiev is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent live, Varna Province, where 8 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Georgiev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Georgiev last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Georgiev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning 296,933 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.02% more than the national average, earning R 475,332 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gueorgiev | 94 | 3 | / |
| Georrgiev | 94 | 1 | / |
| Georgev | 93 | 57 | / |
| Georgiv | 93 | 5 | / |
| Gheorghiev | 89 | 299 | / |
| Gjorgiev | 88 | 1,736 | / |
| Georgiew | 88 | 271 | / |
| Gyorgiev | 88 | 127 | / |
| Georgief | 88 | 38 | / |
| Giorgiev | 88 | 34 | / |
| Georgeev | 88 | 8 | / |
| Georgieb | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ceorgiev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Georguev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Georgievová | 84 | 132 | / |
| Georgievova | 84 | 10 | / |
| Georgieff | 82 | 905 | / |
| Gheorghev | 82 | 5 | / |
| Gieorgiew | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gueorguev | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gueorguiv | 82 | 2 | / |
| Georgiepf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gheorghiv | 82 | 1 | / |
| Georgov | 80 | 104 | / |
| Gjorgev | 80 | 74 | / |
| Georgef | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gyorgev | 80 | 5 | / |
| Georgeb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Giorgiv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Georgew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giorgev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gieorgieff | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gheorghiov | 78 | 1 | / |
| Georgeieff | 78 | 1 | / |
| Georgeff | 75 | 598 | / |
| Georchev | 75 | 39 | / |
| Georgiff | 75 | 6 | / |
| Giorgief | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gheorsev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Georgesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Georgefe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gjorgiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyaurgiev | 71 | 50 | / |
| Giorgieff | 71 | 40 | / |
| Geordzhev | 71 | 16 | / |
| Guiorguev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gueordjev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gjorgov | 67 | 34 | / |
| Geordzheva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gyorgov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jorgief | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gyorsev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giorgef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheorghiof | 67 | 1 | / |
Georgiev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiev in the Georgian language | ||
| გეორგიევი | georgievi | 93.75 |
| გეორგიევ | georgiev | 6.25 |
| Georgiev in the Russian language | ||
| Георгиев | georgiev | - |
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